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Kristin Bell Mrs. Stroh Honors Comm Skills 12 15 April, 2002 Revenge in Hamlet In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses revenge as a major theme present throughout the work. Revenge defined by Merrium-Webster is "to avenge (as oneself) usually by retaliating in kind or degree" (Merrium-Webster). Revenge plays a crucial role in the development of many characters in the play Hamlet. The three main characters that display revenge throughout the play are Fortinbras, the Prince of Norway, Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, and Laertes, the son of Polonius. All three men seek revenge for the murder of their fathers. It is said that revenge can be interpreted as a separate character in Hamlet (Bradley 115). Revenge is set to overcome anyone who seeks it. Initially, after each of the murders, every son had an inflexible course of action to obtain vengeance. In Hamlet's case, the choice was to seek no vengeance. As the play unfolds,...

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