Revenge In Hamlet

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for revenge are, like Hamlet, to avenge his father, but also to gain back land and power that his family lost. "I have some rights, of memory in this kingdom, which now to claim my vantage doth invite me." (5.2.400-401) We see very little of Fortinbras in "Hamlet," however when he shows up at the end and is able to seize the land without much resistance, his revenge is complete. Laertes is another character who is in some way involved by revenge. He really has no need for revenge until Hamlet kills his father, and he finds out that his sister is dead. It is for this reason that he goes along with the scheme to kill Hamlet, however falters towards the end. "And yet it is almost against my conscience." (5.2.308) His last words blame Claudius; however Hamlet also dies, and thus his revenge is complete.
Of course, Hamlet's reasons for revenge have not been discussed other than in relation to Fortinbras. Hamlet seeks to revenge his father, and while he eventually kills Claudius, ...

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