In society today one might look back on the time of Shakespeare and say how ruthless and barbaric people were in that time, not realizing that the people of today are just as cruel and unforgiving. Shakespeare's Hamlet is a penetrating portrayal of a young man overcome with rage brought about by his uncle. This deep hate for his uncle along with his inability to forgive his mother, and the betrayal of his friends later …showed first 75 words of 461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 461 total…example of the trials one must encounter on the journeys of life. The mental destruction Hamlet went through caused by the passionate hate for his uncle, his inability to forgive his mother, and the betrayal of his friends, led to the physical destruction of himself as well as everyone he loved, If the lust, hate, and jealousy of people today doesn't go away, one or all of mankind may end up just as Hamlet did.