Gertrude's Corruption In Hamlet

Having been requested back to his home in Denmark for his father’s funeral, Prince Hamlet becomes depressed to find out his mother, Gertrude, has remarried to his Uncle Claudius. To make matters worse Claudius has crowned himself King of Denmark, despite knowing that Hamlet is the rightful heir of the throne. Hamlet begins to assume there’s some type of corruption in the death of his father. He then swears to seek the truth in the death of the King.
Soon after the events that have been going on in the kingdom have been revealed, Hamlet receives a visit from a ghost that is assumed to be his father. The ghost describes the murder of the King of Denmark and tells Hamlet that he is incapable of resting in peace because of it. He then asks Hamlet to get revenge for him, but to spare Gertrude and let Heaven decide what her fate shall be. Having knowledge of this putrid act Hamlet is …show more content…
He also wonders if he will be able to live in peace if he kills Claudius and the ghost turns out to be a liar. To test the honesty of the ghost, Hamlet sets up a play in which he changes the scenes to demonstrate the murder of his father the ghost spoke of. Confirmation of trustworthiness from the ghost is set when Claudius acts in a strange manner towards the reenactment of the murder of the king. Hamlet is now determined to kill King Claudius for the death of his father.
Over time Hamlet causes six deaths, one in which is Polonius who was spying on Hamlet and his mother. Claudius is notified of Polonius’ death and exiles Hamlet out of England. Claudius then sends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of Hamlet’s closest school mates, to spy on Hamlet in Germany and send him to England for execution. Hamlet uncovers their plot and arranges for their death instead. Ophelia later drowns herself because of the unbearable sadness she has over her father’s death and Hamlet’s unusual