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In Hamlet, Shakespeare follows regular convention for a
large part of the play. In the beginning, Shakespeare sets up
the scene, having a ghost on a dark night. Everyone is
working and something strange is happening in Denmark. It
is as if Shakespeare is saying that some kind of foul play has
been committed. This sets up for the major theme in the play
which is of course revenge. The ghost appears to talk to
Hamlet. It is quite obvious that the play had a gruesome,
violent death and the sexual aspect of the play was clearly
introduced when Claudius married Hamlet's mother
Gertrude. The ghost tells Hamlet that he has been given the
role of the person who will take revenge upon Claudius.
Hamlet must now think of how to take revenge on Claudius,
although he doesn't know what to do about it. He ponders
his thoughts for a long period of time, expecting to do the
deed immediately, but instead he drags it on until the end of
the play. Although what was important to note was......

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