Revenge. Revenge causes one to act blindly through anger, rather than
through reason. It is based on the principle of an eye for an eye, but
this principle is not always an intelligent theory to live by. Young
Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet were all looking to avenge the deaths of
their fathers. They all acted on emotion, and this led to the downfall of
two, and the rise to power of one. Since the Heads of the three major
families were each murdered, the eldest sons of these families swore
vengeance, and two of the three sons died while exacting their acts of
vengeance, revenge is a major theme in the Tragedy of Hamlet.
There were three major families in the Tragedy of Hamlet. These were the
family of King Fortinbras, the family of Polonius, and the family of King
Hamlet. The heads of each of these families are all slaughtered within the
play. Fortinbras, King of Norway, was killed by King Hamlet; slain by
sword during a man to man battle. "Â…our valiant Hamlet-for......
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