The theme of familial love in Hamlet

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Duty of the Offspring: A Comparison Between Modern Society and Hamlet Shakespeare shows in Hamlet, many relationships are based on emotional bonds, which, according to tradition, should be strong and unquestionable. The bonds of blood, those of friendship, and those of social position affect the relationships in this play. Shakespeare shows that loyalty and familial devotion, defined in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, as "the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal towards one's family" (2003), have an enormous impact on a number of the main characters. In Hamlet, the duty of a child to a parent is of prime importance in any decision, and the influences of this relationship contrast and compliment those of modern parent-child relationships. Shakespeare ...

... through alleys of fashion, music , drugs and alcohol. As stated in the Bible "The sins of the parents fall on the child." Hamlet Sr. died without confessing his sins so that his soul could not rest. It was up to Hamlet to seek revenge for his father's death and let his ghost find peace. So too, Polonius' actions affected the decisions of Laertes and Ophelia. In today's society, although revenge is not an accepted course of action, the same family influences play a role in many parent-child relationships. The sins of parents are visited on children in today's society. The decisions that parents make affects the child and each

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