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Hamlet & The Renaissance If Term Paper

In Hamlet's case, the dark Ages conquer the light and the last scene displays before Fortinbras'(the Prince of Norway, whose father was killed by Hamlet's father) eyes. Fortinbras seems to be the symbol for the rebirth of Denmark, in the light of a young king that lacks the putrid inheritance of an alienated royal family, like Hamlet's. The Renaissance man, Prince Hamlet, seems aware of the inutility of trying to restore the reign of his royal family in Denmark, since its members are proved to be corrupt and not suitable any more to lead a country in the spirit a new born world. His acts could also be in the spirit of sacrifice, suitable for a Renaissance man, in the name of restoring the dignity of his subjects and the glory of his country. People like Galileo and Savonarola were ready to give up their most precious possession, life, for the sake of the new era and in order to ensure a future for the new established order in the world. The reason for acting as he does must be understood beyond the mere wish to revenge his father's death and because of his obsession with his mother. The well educated Hamlet is the man that understands the illness that not only lies in his family, but also in himself and sees it as a plague that has to be eradicated by means of complete destruction. The killings in the play appear to be more due to some hasty actions...

People must learn from the past, as the Renaissance art and science men understood. Hamlet did understand it, too. He even asks his friend, Horatio, to live and tell the truth about what happened. Hamlet, the man, could not act but according to the law of revenge and to his father's wishes, but Hamlet, the wise prince who loved his country let a legacy to his subjects and by appointing a new ruler, gave them hope of a new life. "O. I die, Horatio; / the potent poison quite o'er-crows my spirit: / I cannot live to hear the news from England; / but I do prophecy the election lights / on Frotinbras: he has my dying voice; / So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less, / Which have solicited. The rest is silence." (Shakespeare, hamlet, Act V, Scene II, (http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/hamlet/21/)
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