Hamlet Revenge: A Chain Reaction In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the theme of revenge is repeated numerous times throughout the play and involves a great deal of characters. Of these characters, eight are dead by the end of the play by result of murder which was initiated through revenge. Shakespeare uses the revenge theme to create conflict among many characters. Shakespeare uses the revenge theme to create conflict between Hamlet and Claudius. In …showed first 75 words of 862 total…

…showed last 75 words of 862 total…To heaven. O, this is hire and salary, not revenge. (3.4.76-79) Delaying at this point is Hamlet's tragic flaw. The conflict between Hamlet and himself is resolved when Hamlet kills Claudius because he himself was going to die soon and had little time left. Therefore, the interior conflict between Hamlet and himself, was created by the revenge plot. The revenge plot was used by Shakespeare to create conflict among many characters throughout the play, HAMLET.