In the Shakespearean play Hamlet, the character of Hamlet goes through a great ordeal. His father has been killed and to make matters worse it was by the hands of his uncle Claudius. On top of all this his mother, marries his uncle Claudius for unknown reasons. It is hard to imagine how one would deal with such a catastrophe. Hamlet however does so in a very unique fashion, instead of mourning his father like most would, he dreams about revenge and it becomes his whole life conquest. Hate and revenge fully consume him. Hamlet does not act on these feelings right away. He plans to do something but never does. Hamlet s actions prove him to be very idealistic and