Plot - Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, attempts to get revenge on his uncle for killing his father and then marrying his mother.
Essential Theme #1
Revenge - Hamlet's uncontrollable desire to get back at his uncle for murdering his father is the primary reason why he acts the way he does throughout the play.
Essential Theme #2
Insanity - While Hamlet clearly let's the audience know that he feigns his insanity as part of his revenge, he really does go insane thinking about it.
Essential Theme #3
Morality - Hamlet's constant thoughts about suicide is also part of his insanity. It not only affects him, but Ophelia as well (which as we know was fatal).
Word that evokes the play - dissonance (an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding conflicting ideas simultaneously). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
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