Shakespeare is believed to be the greatest playwright of all time by many. What makes his writings so original and enduring throughout time is his ability to organize themes, plot, and believable characters. Hamlet, in my opinion, is the most interesting and probably the most studied of all Shakespeare's plays. A major question to be addressed in the critiquing of Hamlet is why Hamlet waited to avenge his fathers death. Since Hamlet was written as …showed first 75 words of 431 total…

…showed last 75 words of 431 total…should be taken. Hamlet's revenge honors his father because his actions had been requested by his father's ghost. Gertrude, on the other hand, has a fairly clear idea that Claudius is responsible for the late king's death. It is erratic that, knowing this, Gertrude marries him only a few months after his death. When Hamlet questions her about this, she pretends to be bewildered and claims she does not know what he is talking about.