Why is Hamlet a tragedy?
This play was interesting. It was my first time listening to the story and to me the real tragedy was how Hamlet lost his reality. He wasn't himself once the ghost of his father told him the truth. Ophilia even noticed a difference in his attitude, personality, and stature. He began to think bad things of his mother and it seemed like he was alone and no one could be trusted. He lost all family ties through this saddening news of his uncle killing his father and then moving in on his mother. The uncle's son kind of gave a sense of superiority over Hamlet even though Hamlet is the rightful hier of the throne. It also seemed like the cousin and Ophilia were ment for each other in a sense of an arranged courtship. This play was hard to follow for me but this is what I understood.
I agree that was very sad when Hamlet went mad. But his suffering wasn't totally in vain since he got to see his uncle the King exposed and die. So in the end he did die a Hero. This atleast gave him some vindication for his suffering.
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