Redemption is expressed in Hamlet through characters, such as the king, Claudius, and Hamlet. Hamlet tries to correct the wrong that the king killed his father; he also …show more content…
Hamlet does not contain a just society, however. The people in Hamlet were searching for redemption for the mistakes they had made and they had been trying to improve their life, yet they were not living the moral truths they have been taught. One such moral truth that was not being lived was appreciation towards the leadership. This is shown with Claudius not being satisfied with his brother being king, so Claudius kills him; this murder is what starts the conflicting schemes in Hamlet. In act 1 scene 4, Hamlet conveys the beliefs surrounding countries have about the new leadership for the castle: “This heavy-headed revel east and west/ Makes us traduced and taxed of other nations. / They clepe us drunkards and with swinish phrase / Soil our addition, and indeed it takes / From our achievements, though performed at height, / The pith and marrow of our attribute” (act 1, scene 4 lines 17-22). Not only do the surrounding countries believe that Claudius has created a bad reputation for the castle, but so does Hamlet. This reason, and because Claudius murdered Hamlet’s father, is why Hamlet wants to kill Claudius. There is no safety in the castle, so in turn; it is not a just