Hamlets Humanness :: essays research papers

Sometimes the only way to describe something is to give their antithesis or archetype. We already learned from Poloniuss tautologous description of desextlements antic behavior how not to define. He says, Your noble son is mad./Mad I call I it, for to define true madness,/What ist exactly to be nothing else but mad? (II, ii). Although Shakespe bes description on macrocosm human takes a whole play, he does a little stop than Polonius. Shakespeare displays the sometimes murky relationship between God and man by showing God and junctures plans adjacent to each other. This relationship is edit in real life terms for the audience to see. The Tragedy of Hamlet reveals what it is to be human is to not be God, to not be God is to not be perfect, and not to be perfect is to be flawed. Shakespeare even goes so far as to illustrate how humans should act using a scruples in light of their flaws.These flaws arise in Hamlets deviation from Gods plan as brought to light by the Ghost. Wheth er or not those flaws are forgiven is a different question a question we should not answer. In fact, this is where Hamlet goes wrong with Gods message from the ghost, proved as being a spirit of health not goblin damned (I, iv), by Claudiuss reaction to the play that shall prick his conscience, Lights (III, ii) Hamlet is supposed to Leave mother to enlightenment (I, v). Hamlet forgets this part of the plan as he erupts in a not so casual castigation, You go not till I set you up a glass...And let me wring your heart (III, iv) suggesting hell call her out on her actions himself. Hamlet also deviates from Gods plan when he doesnt kill Claudius because he may send him to a place Hamlet thinks he does not deserve Heaven. He waits to kill and says, Then self-gratification him, that his hells may kick at Heaven/And that his soul may be as damned and black/As Hell, whereto it goes (III, iii). Hamlet shows us his flaws, how his plans of action are different from Gods, the differences human s have from God and in turn gives a small picture of what it is to be human.The conscience is used in the play Hamlet for many important reasons. It is used to bring justice and to reveal failures and shortcomings.