"Evil often triumphs, but never conquers", a theme often used in many genres of literature. One might say that evil might triumph and be shown victorious at one point, but in the end all the problems you tried to get rid of, fall back against you anyways. Shakespeare's Hamlet, a work filled with this theme, elaborates upon it very well. By explaining to the audience the different thoughts behind each characters action, it shows the …showed first 75 words of 445 total…

…showed last 75 words of 445 total…by Shakespeare as a place of corruption and decay, dark, cold, gloomy, and a prison, made it clear to the audience what would be awaiting them. Great images were revealed by Shakespeare's uses of different language. Many different literary techniques were exposed within this particular play evolving and unraveling themselves throughout the duration of the play, making the thought of evil coming through as a mere statement of revenge, yet never conquering and being victorious.