Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is a well-known play written in the late Elizabethan period. The play conforms to the literary format of a revenge tragedy-indeed, it is widely considered to be a reworking of an ancient tale, versions of which had been in circulation throughout the Byzantine, Greek and Roman eras. However, at the same time, the play exceeds the limitations of the revenge tragedy formula and induces its audience to consider profound questions about …showed first 75 words of 3500 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3500 total…he was dying as a result of Claudius' plot against his life. The incredible delay and above all, the fact that Hamlet killed Claudius only after he had wronged him twice more reflects better than anything else the character that was presented to the audience throughout the play; that of a young man who was more wronged than wronging; the reflection of something that exists deep within all that contemplate their place in the world.