Hamlet: Revenge
Beginning of paper
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is a tragic play consisting of numerous
deaths. The deaths that took place played a very important role in the
unfolding of the play. In reading this play the reader can almost guess who was
going to die.
A prince named Hamlet is the main character. Hamlet ....
Middle of paper
.... saw an apparition who resembled
King Hamlet. Hamlet came out the next night hoping to see the ghost. Sure
enough, the ghost appeared and called to Hamlet, wanting to speak with him. The
spirit talked about how Claudius poisoned the King while he was sleeping, "Tis
given out that, sleeping in my orchard,/ a serpent stung me² (1.5, 36) but it
was not a snake that the ghost is referring to. The spirit wanted the prince to
avenge his murder.
All was quiet in the kingdom until the star ....
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Word count: 654
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
