• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    His father’s murder, at the hands of his uncle and mom.

    He killed his uncle and mom, and his sister committed suicide. You can argue that Ophelia was driven to suicide, but that’s not entirely on Hamlet. He might have saved her if he wasn’t so consumed with vengeance, but that’s not how the story goes.

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      Or did Hamlet just think his uncle and mom killed his dad because he was a crazy guy who talked to “ghosts.”