William Shakespeare, world-famous playwright and poet, a brilliant mind who wrote many classic tales of romance, tragedy and comedy. We will delve into the world of William Shakespeare and his legendary play, Hamlet, which was one of his bloodiest plays. The setting of Hamlet was in Denmark. He was a prince and his father had just died. His uncle, Claudius, instantly ascended the throne and even took the late king's wife as his own. Of course, this was extremely suspicious and Hamlet began to gather information. He believed that the relationship between Claudius and his mother was incestuous and that Claudius had other intentions with his control over Gertrude, his mother, and the kingdom. It was only a matter of time before Claudius would soon get rid of Hamlet too. Yes, this incestuous and adulterated beast, With its spirit of witchcraft, with its traitorous gifts, oh wicked spirit, and its gifts which have the power to seduce. !--won to his shameful desireThe will of my most virtuous queen.(shakespeare-online.com)Hamlet, already suspicious, continues, acting as if nothing had happened. He then encounters a ghost, possibly that of his father, and the ghost tells him that he was murdered by King Claudius. “Haste me to know that I, with wings as swift as meditation or thoughts of love, can take revenge.” (Shmoop.com) Hamlet is furious, but without any way to prove it, he will. must take matters into his own hands. He hatches a plot to assassinate King Claudius himself and return the kingdom to peace, without betrayal or secrets. William Shakespeare is known for his hilarious ways of making fun of kings and authority. It is shown in most works that he does not like rulers very much, and continues to do...... middle of paper ......(shmoop)Like all the tragic heroes of William's tragedies Shakespeare, the main characters die, in a very heroic way. In Macbeth, Macbeth dies by the hand of Macduff, because he was not born of a woman, and the prophecies come true. Macbeth, like Hamlet, thought that they were invincible and would be able to achieve their goals without much bloodshed, but they were dead wrong. Even if Hamlet had survived, I'm not sure he would have made a good leader. He was motivated by grief and madness, which is the only reason he achieved his goals. Without this sense, he would not have been able to do anything at all, which makes the reader think that Hamlet must fight for something in order to actually act on anything. This type of mind will work today, for our society, because many people need meaning to truly live a fulfilling life. (realshakespeare.com)