What is the role of quadruple manslaughter in Hamlet?

Function: The quadruple manslaughter shows the helpless and embarrassing situation between man and fate (environment) (or: the opposite but complementary relationship between human fragility and the cruelty of fate). Along with murder and manslaughter comes cruel revenge, and revenge fills the script with a bloody flavor; and the multi-line intertwined plot drives the story to a tragic ending.

The four manslaughters are:

①Hamlet manslaughtered Polonius (or: Hamlet manslaughtered the father of his lover Ophelia)

②The King of England Manslaughter of Claudius's two messengers

③Claudius manslaughter of Queen Gerut

④Hamlet manslaughter of Laertes (or: Hamlet manslaughter of his lover Ophelia brother).

Extended information

"Hamlet" is a masterpiece of tragedy. The tragic love between Hamlet and Ophelia is an important tragic element. Their originally pure love eventually withered due to the pressure of the times, the use of bad guys and the exposure of the weaknesses in human nature.

This emotional development process from deep love to loss of control to withering reflects the current situation of European society at that time (the position of power in society and the corruption within the feudal dynasty) and the flaws in human nature. Even the ugly side played an irreplaceable role in deepening the theme, thus leaving a mark in the history of literature in the entire UK and even the world.

However, it should be pointed out that "Hamlet" is, after all, a tragedy with the theme of revenge. This tragic love is only a supporting plot in the story and serves the theme. . Therefore, it should be grasped as a whole in conjunction with the entire script, and its role cannot be simply exaggerated.

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