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In five pages this paper addresses the four commands Hamlet receives from his father’s ghost throughout the course of the play and analyzes whether or not he successfully carries them out or fails. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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his brothers crown and his wife - murdered the King, he would appear to his young son and namesake as an apparition with a list of commands he expected to
be fulfilled. These four commands not only propel the plays action to its tragic conclusion, they also reveal much about the relationship between father and son. There is
no warmth or affection; it is based largely upon loyalty and duty much like the relationship between a king and one of his subjects. Even now after his fathers
death, Prince Hamlet seeks to win his approval for then he will prove his worth not merely as a son, but as his rightful successor to the Danish throne.
He seems to sense that failure to carry out any of these commands will have deadly consequences. The first of the ghosts commands is that of vengeance. He instructs
his son, "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murther" (I.v.29). Although Hamlet promises to successfully fulfill this command and kill Claudius with great haste, there is subsequently one delay
after another, something or someone standing in the way of his achieving this goal. Hamlet frequently pauses to question whether or not he possesses the courage to commit murder.
His fear and susceptibility to depression often paralyze his movements to a point of inaction. When he finally acts in what he believes is his perfect opportunity to
kill Claudius, Hamlet falls short. Instead of slaying his conspiratorial uncle, the Prince kills an eavesdropping Polonius, father of his girlfriend Ophelia, and one of the new Kings courtiers/spies.
Feeling no remorse over murdering the wrong man, Hamlet instead launches into a tirade against his mother, Queen Gertrude, ironically demanding to know how her conscience can let her
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