FAMILY CONFLICTS IN HAMLET
The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was written by William Shakespeare in 1600-01. Hamlet could have controlled his emotions and have disclosed the true nature of king Claudius. ... This conflict affected the relationship of everyone that was involved in Hamlet’s world. ... There is always a little jealousy and rivalry that resides within the family relationships, however, the love that exists between brothers usually exceeds the dark emotions that might spur occasionally. King Hamlet was the brother that had everything, at least in Claudius’ eyes. King Hamlet had reign over the kingdom of Denmark he was married to the beautiful Queen Gertrude and had a very intelligent son, Prince Hamlet. ... Claudius was not only jealous of all what Hamlet had, he was jealous of who he was. In order to satisfy his dark desires, he attempted to become King Hamlet by killing him and soon after marrying his wife. This shows the weak relationship King Claudius and King Hamlet had. ... The problems inside the family started by the jealousy and hate that King Claudius had for King Hamlet. This hatred could not allow king Claudius to feel much more for his nephew, Prince Hamlet. Claudius knew that Hamlet was the rightful heir to the thrown, so he could not let Hamlet be without close supervision. Prince Hamlet was very intelligent and had a very close relationship with his father, which Claudius was very much aware of, and which made him suspicious of Prince Hamlet’s peculiar behavior. ... Hamlet was very affected by his father’s death.