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How does Shakespeare present the two revengers in Hamlet and how might a modern audience respond to their situations?
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> How does Shakespeare present the two revengers in Hamlet and how might a modern audience respond to their situations? Hamlet is the tragic story of the Prince of Denmark. His Uncle Claudius who has become king and married Hamlet's mother has murdered Hamlet's father. Hamlet descends into a rage and plots to take his revenge on Claudius. Polonius, the King's counsellor, sends his son Laertes to France and warns his daughter Ophelia not to see Hamlet or accept anymore of his love letters. Hamlet plays at madness to trick Polonius and Claudius. Ophelia reports Hamlet's eccentric behaviour to her father. Polonius then insists that Hamlet has become demented, and cautions Ophelia to keep her distance. He then reported Hamlet's bizarre behaviour to the King and Queen. Perceiving Hamlet as a possible threat to the throne, Claudius hires Rosencrantz and Guildeiistern, old friends of Hamlet, to spy on...
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