that he is very intelligent. Hamlet had many chances to kill his uncle that he did not take. They were too easy and would not completely satisfy Hamlet or the spirit of his father. Hamlet wanted his father's death avenged; he wanted everybody to know what had happened.This play also gets thrown a twist with the character of Ophelia. Ophelia was used in the play to show the changes happening in Hamlet's character. We see how a man's mother can be the ultimate representation of a woman. For Hamlet it became if my mother is a whore then every woman must be. Ophelia furthered proved this fact by obeying the wishes of her father over the Hamlet's wishes. Hamlet felt Ophelia had let herself be used and she was now dirty. This aspect of the play allows the audience to see that Hamlet is really going insane from the whole situation he is in.The irony behind this play is that if Hamlet was not such a great man he may have lived. If he would have taken the easy way out by stabbing his uncle in the back or poisoning his drink he could have lived on. But Hamlet died because he was a fair man.In Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear, a prominent reoccurring theme is vision and its importance. Shakespeare portrays this theme through the characters of Lear and Gloucester. The contrast of vision in these two characters shows the difference between eyesight and enlightenment to a person’s inner feelings. Although Lear can physically see he is blinded in the sense that he lacks insight, understanding, and direction. In contrast, Gloucester becomes physically blind, but gains the type of vision that Lear lacks. It is evident from these two characters that clear vision is not derived solely from physical eyesight.Throughout most of the play, Lear’s vision is clouded by his lack of insight. Since he could not see into other’s personalities he could never identify them for whom they truly were. When his youngest daughte...
