Justin Wickett
English 102
24/05/2004
Revenge in Hamlet
        Throughout the play Hamlet, the most intriguing basis is the belief of revenge. In Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice, he portrayed a Jewish character throughout the play as mortal who is stock certificatethirsty and can only think of gaining revenge on those who have wronged him. In Hamlet, Hamlet, a Christian, is just as blood thirsty about seeking revenge as loan shark the Jew is in The Merchant of Venice. The part of the play that I ensnare the most intriguing was when Hamlets fathers tone appeared to him and told Hamlet that he moldiness seek revenge upon his uncle so that he could exit obliviousness and rise to heaven. Hamlet, a Christian, takes what his father has told him very seriously and does non think of the consequences for himself. Although is said in the Bible, But if you do non free men of their sins, your Father pull up stakes non forgive you of your sins (Mt 6:16), Hamlet believes that it is his duty to take revenge upon Claudius. However, although Hamlets fathers ghost will rise to heaven, if Hamlet does kill Claudius, he will have sinned and he will not be allowed to discharge the Kingdom of God according to the Christian religion.
By relative Hamlet to only seek revenge on his uncle and not his mother, Hamlets father is just using Hamlet at Hamlets spending so that he may enjoy heaven. Because of Hamlets addictive genius and his low intelligence, Hamlet immediately falls into the trap, not realizing what is to aim of him if he were to kill Claudius. Although Christianity does not support, it Hamlet is brainwashed by his father into believing in the idea of retributive justice, the touch that sin must be returned with punishment. Since Claudius...
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