How do the characters in Hamlet aid in developing the theme of revenge in the name of family honour
...responsible for Fortinbras’s revenge and ultimately, the crumbling of the Danish Kingdom. Claudius is arguably one of biggest contributors to the theme of revenge, because he is ultimately responsible for murdering Hamlets noble father and ‘whoring’ his mother . Claudius is significant in that he fuels Hamlets lust for vengeance, he is the ultimate target of Hamlets rage. His uncouth actions force Hamlet to peruse his death in the name of family honour. Fortinbras is another significant contributor to the theme of family honour due to the fact his father was humiliated and defeated in previous wars with King Hamlet (Hamlets father.) Even though it was not clearly stated, the text within the play ‘Hamlet’ suggests that Fortinbras hoped to topple the Danish Kingdom, as evidenced by his early attempts at accumulating a militia army. Similar to Hamlet, Fortinbras’s anger was fuelled by the notion of restoring honour to his late father and his struggling nation that was being controlled by a senile old man that was ironically his own uncle. A key figure in this play that contributed toward family honour was Hamlets mother: Gertrude, who married he husbands brother a mere two months after the death of King Hamlet. She was a key factor in fuelling Hamlets anger, due to the fact Hamlets believed that her purity and ‘nobility’ had been stained by the barbaric uncle Claudius. The passionate hate that Hamlet felt toward his uncle was intensified ten fold due to the fact he believed that Claudius had stolen the purity of his mother, whish in itself mocked the memory of his late father. However, he did not pity his mother on the contrary he demonstrated similar sentiments of dislike toward her, however she was key in giving Hamlet the will to commit his brutal acts in the ...