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How do you respond to Shakespeare’s presentation of the responsibilities and obligations placed on sons by fathers in the play as a whole?
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How do you respond to Shakespeare's presentation of the responsibilities and obligations placed on sons by fathers in the play as a whole? Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is a play based on the theme of revenge (otherwise known as a revenge tragedy). However there are other themes to this play that may not be as obvious as the main. Love, hate, madness are all other themes to this play, along with the theme of responsibility to sons and fathers. This theme is sustained throughout the whole play when, at the climax, the responsibility of avenging his dead father is finally undertaken by Hamlet. The first example of the responsibility of fathers and sons is right at the beginning of the play with Hamlet and his father the old King Hamlet. When Hamlet is informed about the appearance of his father's ghost Hamlet is not surprised, he just says "My fathers spirit-in arms!...
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