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6 pages in length. Claudius' observation that sorrows come in battalions speaks to the nature of overwhelming death throughout the play. With the ultimate demise of Polonius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Ophelia, Laertes, Gertrude, Hamlet and even himself, one must look back upon the play and come to the uncompromising determination that Claudius, by virtue of the inflated opinion he has of himself and his abilities, was wholly responsible for much of those sorrows. Hamlet, in an attempt to stop any further sorrows, takes it upon himself to lay claim to a particularly pertinent death when he takes the unfavorable life of Claudius, yet that does not completely absolve him of any other sorrows. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Guildenstern, Ophelia, Laertes, Gertrude, Hamlet and even himself, one must look back upon the play and come to the uncompromising determination that Claudius, by virtue of the inflated opinion he
has of himself and his abilities, was wholly responsible for much of those sorrows. Hamlet, in an attempt to stop any further sorrows, takes it upon himself to lay
claim to a particularly pertinent death when he takes the unfavorable life of Claudius, yet that does not completely absolve him of any other sorrows. Claudius, who "suffered from too
high an opinion of his own abilities [and] thought that he could get away with anything" (Death in "Hamlet"), makes no excuses for his behavior, believing he has every right
to take lives and cause sorrow. Revenge and betrayal mark the two most prominent reasons why Claudius is so undeniably responsible for the vast majority of sorrow throughout the
play. Hamlet can be accused of only so much sorrow in comparison to the havoc Claudius wreaked, yet he cannot be completely absolved from responsibility. "Revenge, being the
driving force in the play Hamlet, is also one reason why it is a tragedy. Hamlet makes his revenge everything in his life, consuming him. It is this rage
that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, and Hamlet all died of the same sword. Revenge was the driving force
behind three of the main characters of the play, for two it led to downfall, and for the other it led to greatness" (Revenge in "Hamlet"). The path Hamlet
ultimately follows in his pursuit to acquire acceptance of reality and thereby relinquish his moral indignation is plagued with obstacles determined to keep him from achieving his ultimate goal.
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