A play of ghosts, battles, and courage. Deals with the mystery of the universe. The opening is simple, and the rest is a puzzle. A grotesque world literally, but also a metaphor of conflicting moods and loyalties. Play should be read as a spiritual exercise and not as a simple revenge tragedy.
Physical events are occasions for reflections.
Revenge is the theme as old as man. Hamlet is the folly of one who tries to set the world right. Brutality of revenge and violence of sanctification. Hamlet' s revenge is barbaric and holy a the same time. Violence is often a part of spiritual growth.