The Theme of Revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet The Play Hamlet by William Shakespeare revolves around a constant need for vengeance; all beginning with the murder of Hamlet's father, who is killed before the play ever begins. The type of justice that seems to be prevalent here is and eye for and eye mentality, where killers must be killed. The plot twists and turns as people continually try to manipulate each other as a means to …showed first 75 words of 820 total…

…showed last 75 words of 820 total…conspired against him. The throne of Denmark is now rid of the evilness that had consumed it and the country is at a turning point, ready to start a new chapter in its history. From the very beginning to the very end this story is centralized around revenge, the lengths people will go through to get their revenge, and ultimately one ghost's unconquerable desire not to let someone kill him and get away with it.