The aspect of revenge did not take a role in the play until half way through the Act-1 when Hamlet's dead father tells him to, "revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (I. v. 20-26). This point of the play is where revenge and the idea of nemesis begins. In this section we learn about Uncle Claudius and how he murdered the previous king with a kind of poison.
Within the next few acts or by the end of the book, I am sure we will see how Claudius will receive his just desserts from Hamlet. He can be described as,
"that incestuous, that adulterate beast,
With witchcraft of his wits, with traitorous
gifts-
O wicked wit and gifts that have the power
So to seduce!"
(I. v. 40-45)
With all of these wicked traits, Claudius will be sure to experience justice.
Works Cited
Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. William Shakespeare The Complete Works. Great Britain- Collins Clear-Type Press, 1962. Print.
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