Hamlet Act 1

Although families are meant to stay together, familial problems can lead to an individual’s internal conflict.  When Hamlet learns from his father’s ghost that his uncle/ “current father” had murdered his biological father, it gave Hamlet an even larger reason not to like his uncle. After the Queen married Hamlets’ uncle, Hamlet began to greatly dislike his uncle. His attitude towards his uncle showed his resentment towards his mother’s new marriage. This sudden marriage caused Hamlet to second guess as to whether or not his mother actually loved his father, as well as if how she had acted towards his father was all a lie as well.

    Hamlet begins to show loathsome qualities towards his mother as time progresses. He can’t believe that his mother could love his father so much and then move on from that past love and begin a new relationship, let alone an incestual relationship, so quickly. Hamlet had such a high admiration for his parents and their relationship.  He loved both of his parents with such passion and power, that when his mother married his uncle, it seemed as if she had betrayed Hamlet along with his father. This feeling of total betrayal causing him to act inappropriately towards his mother while in the public eye, and reveals his disapproval to all others around them.

   When Hamlet finally talks to his father’s ghost and hears from him what actually had happened, he begins to feel torn about the revenge for his father on his mother. Hamlet feels such sorrow for his father’s death, that he would do anything to avenge it. His father had told him that his mother would get her revenge at a later time, and that it was Hamlet’s duty to revenge his death against his uncle. His father’s request then pushes Hamlet to the breaking point of “sanity” and crazed revenge against those that acted against his beloved father.

    Throughout the next two scenes, Hamlets inner conflict begins to rise to the surface. He begins to act strangely, differently than his old self, focused on his father