Hamlet
... Hamlet is a story of deception and revenge that leads to the tragic end of many lives. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Shakespeare thoroughly illustrates revenge and deception to portray the tragic result of betrayal. One theme of Shakespeare’s Hamlet is revenge. ... The most prominent example of revenge begins in the first part of the play with the killing of King Hamlet by his own brother. King Hamlet’s ghost appears to the young Hamlet and relates that it is his duty to take revenge on his Uncle Claudius. “He says that if Hamlet ever loved his father, he will ‘Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder’ (Act 1, Scene 5). Hamlet promises to prove his love and do his duty” (Weller).