The Pain that fuels the fire

The Pain that Fuels the Fire
Sometimes there is only a very slight thread morality, reason, or conscience keeping us from unleashing the dark desires within the depths of our thoughts. The wall which keeps such desires at bay can be very weak at times. Often, it only takes a small spark to burn the deepest inhibitions away. To Hamlet, there is a strong sense of inhibition when he first begins to suspect that his uncle, Claudius, may be responsible for his own father’s death. As an educated youth in a time of general lawlessness, he has a sense of morality admirable even in modern times. Yet he has a hostility bordering on hate towards his mother for what he considers a grave injustice against his father. This is even before he suspects foul play at work in the royal court. Hamlet’s hateful attitude towards women in general acts as fuel for the fire that eventually burns away his early hesitance against taking serious action towards his uncle. Characteristics he sees as weak a...