The Allegorical Analysis of Shakespeare´s Hamlet Essay

During the life of William Shakespeare, the Roman Catholic Church was still going through a difficult time of change in England because of an act about thirty years prior due to King Henry VIII. King Henry VIII pleaded to the pope for an annulment because he believed with a new wife he would be able to produce a son since he had not been successful with his current wife. The pope denied his annulment and King Henry VIII was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. He decided to create his own religion called the Church of England. The English people rapidly converted to follow his faith because the remaining Roman Catholics were being persecuted. Shakespeares parents were Catholic and Shakespeare himself was believed to be Roman†¦show more content†¦Gertrude, Polontius, and Laetres are easily seen to be the converts who quickly followed the Church of England. Horatio is symbolically the apostles because at the end of the play he was left to tell Fortinbras what had hap pened. Throughout the play sin is greatly exposed through multiple characters from Orphelia committing the sin of pride, to Gertrude committing the sin of adultery, to more obvious sin of murder. The final act of the play with the fencing scene with the death of many represents Judgment Day. With all these sins the final act of the play makes more sense because Hamlet, Jesus, followed his fathers plan so he is the only one to receive praise from Fortinbras and enter into heaven while for the other it is unclear if they entered into heaven or not. Though some may read Shakespeare and only see what is written, others are able to understand his true ingenious mind when they read it for his his allegorical meaning. Hamlet to many is one of Shakespeares most tragic and gruesome plays with the death toll so high, but it is a very religious play with a deeper allegorical meaning. Hamlet is a play about crazy adulterous revenge or rather a play about remaining faithful to the Roman Catholi c Church in a time of chaos. A new appreciation for Shakespeare has been inspired due to the new eyes his plays are now readShow MoreRelatedMorality And Redemption : An Admirable Treatise On The Nature Of Guilt And Individual Fate1640 Words   |  7 PagesMorality and redemption are topics for whose nature there is little consensus. People often allow such statements like â€Å"s/he deserved what they got† or â€Å"they didn’t deserve that† to define their conversations on a daily basis, all the while taking for granted that they know what such a thing as â€Å"deserving† even entails. But what really determines whether or not someone deserves a certain fate, no matter how grave? Do guilt or remorse mitigate one’s deserving whatever fate befalls them, or does someone’sRead MoreThe Role of Drama in Our Society4602 Words   |  19 Pagesaction. All characters must appear natural so that their motivations and reactions as well as their exits and entrances seem realistic to the audience. Some dramatists introduce a wider range of characters into their plays than other authors. Shakespeare has the widest, most developed range of any playwright. Characters are developed through their dialogue and their actions. Their dialogue carries the plot and theme of the play and must be adapted to their individual characters. If dialogue isRead MoreA Picatrix Miscellany52019 Words   |  209 PagesLondon, The Warburg Institute, University of London, 1962 French B. Bakhouche, F. Fauquier, B. Pà ©rez-Jean: Picatrix Un traità © de magie mà ©dià ©val. 388 p., 130 x 210 mm, 2003, Paperback ISBN 2-503-51068-X, EUR 37.91. Newest critical edition. French S. Matton, La magie arabe traditionelle, Paris, 1977 (incomplete) Latin Picatrix: The Latin Version of the Ghà ¢yat Al-Hakà ®m, ed. David Pingree (London, Warburg Institute, 1986). Spanish Abul-Casim Maslama ben Ahmad: Picatrix (El fin del sabio y el mejor