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TheReviewofHamletHamletwaswrittenbythefamouswriterWilliamShakespearein1603,andbecamepopularattheRenaissanceTime.It’ssaidthatthestoryisbasedonthePrinceAmleth,whichcanbedatebackto12thcentury.ButthefirsthistorydramaisTomasKyds’writing.Hamlet,Macbeth,KingLear,andOthelloarethefourtragedies.Hamletdescribesthefollowingstory:TheprinceHamlets’fatherdeadabruptly,andtheQueenGertrudemarriedwiththenewKingClaudiuswithintwomonths.SomepeoplesuspectedthatClaudiususurpedthethronebymarryinghissister-in-law,it’shemurderedtheEx-King.Absolutely,it’sabigattackforPrinceHamlet.Hefeltthemarriageisillegalandunduly.Meanwhilehealwayswearblackclothesinordertoexpresshismourn,andhewaspuzzleduntilthedayheheardoftheGhost.HisclosefriendHoratiotoldHamletthathemettheghostoftheKingbeforethedaybreak,soHamletdecidedtokeepwatchatnightwiththeguardinhopesofseeingtheghostofhisfather.Asexpected,theymettheghostatmidnight.Thoughtheguardtriedtostoptheprincefollowingtheghost,Hamletcamealongwiththeghosttoaquietplace.TheghosttoldthefactthatClaudiuskilledhimbypouringmercuryintohiseyesandears.Hamletsworntorevenge,butonconditionthatnottohurthismother.Thentheghostfadesaway.Becauseoftheharassment,Hamlets’healthbecameworseandworse.FearingthatClaudiuswouldperceivehisplanofrevenge,hepretendedmad.SothathecannotonlyconcealhisanxietybutalsokeepwatchonClaudius.Fromthenon,Hamletperformedstrangebehavior.EvenbepartedwithhisbelovedgirlOphelia.Buthedidn’thaveanychancetoapproachtheKing,forthere’resomanyguardsaroundtheKingallthetime.Bychance,thereisatheatricaltroupeinthepalace.Hamletorderedthemtoperformthesceneofmurder.ThereactionofClaudiusandtheQueenistooerraticto1continuewatchingtheplay.ThatletHamletmakesuretheyarethemurderer.Later,theQueenmetHamletsecretly,butHamletkilledPoloniusmistakenly,theghostappearedagain.HamletpersuadedhismothertohelphimtakerevengeonClaudius.ButClaudiusdroveHamletoutofthecountry.Onthewaytoexile,Hamletcameacrossthepirates.Fortunately,thepirateslethimgo.Finally,Hamletreturnedtohiscountry.ClaudiusarrangedafencinggamebetweenHamletandLaertes,andpreparedacupofpoisonwineforthewinner.Sureenough,Hamletwon.ButtheQueendrankthewineunwittingly.Unluckily,HamletwashurtbyLaerteswiththepoisonsword.WhenHamletwasatthelastgasp,hekilledClaudius.Thestorycomestotheend.TherewillbeonethousanddifferentHamletsinonethousanddifferentreaders.Afterreadingthebook,IamtouchedbythespiritofHamlet.Attheendofthestory,almostallthecentralfiguresweredead.Theyarethepioneerwhotriedtoconfronttheirfate,buttheyfailedatlast.Theywanttoredeemthepasttime,buttheyobtainnothing.Likethem,wealwaysfeelsorryaboutthepast,butwecanchangenothingbutaccept.Weneedtothinkmoreaboutthefuturebutnotthepast,nobodycanliveinthememoryofthepast.Thewords“tobeornottobe,thatisaquestion”reflectsthetruthofchoice.Hamletchosetherevenge,andgiveuphislove,friendship,evenhishighpositionandgreatwealth.Somanytimeswearehesitatedandirresolute.Whenwearefacedwiththechoice,itmeansgiveupsomething,likedeliciousfoodornewclothesorothervaluablestuff.Althoughthechoicesarezillion,theyarelimited.Ifwewantliveahappyandsubstantiallife,weneedtograspeverychanceofthechoice.Positivechoiceforourfadeistheshortcuttolifepeak.ThesentenceisalsosuittheQueen.AftertheKingdead,shewasatacrossroads.Thatismoralityorlust,whileshechosethelaterone.Nomatterwhichoneshechose,shewaschoosingadversity.Theendingisinaccordancewithexpectation.Achoiceevencanchangeone’swholelife,soweshouldbecarefulabouteverydecisionwemade.2Thestoryisavividreflectionofthesocialrealityinthe16thcentury.Manypeoplehavetherightsofchoose,buttheydon’tknowhowtodecided.Theirfuturesaremanipulatedbythefade,andtheywantresisttheGod’swill.However,therealitydoesn’tallowanychange.Hamletisananguishedsageratherthanabravehero.ThebookhasanothernameTheRevengeofPrinceHamlet.Actually,thePrincedidn’tsucceedinrevenge,becausehewasdeadatlast.Lifeisthemostpreciousthingwepossess,soweshouldcherishourlivesateverymoment.Forme,Hamletwasimpetuous.Hecannotchangetheworldorfade,buthecanchangehimselftoadapttheworld.Onemaybenotsuccessfulindoingeverything,buthemustcandosomethingwell.ThisisthesecondtimeIreadthisbook,andmyfellingismoreintensethanbefore.EveryoneofusisHamlet,whofightsagainstthetroubleinourdailylife.Beyondanydoubt,weshouldnotgiveintothestraits.Ihopeeveryonecouldreadthestorymorethanonetime,becauseitnotonlytellyouthestoryaboutHamletbutalsoteachyousomethinginyourlifetime.BibliographyWilliamShakespeare.Hamlet.ChangzhengPress,2007.(天涯书库)（957words）