Question #7- Passion v. Chaos

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, both passion and chaos are presented as one in the same. The plot of the play seems to have been created from these two ideas. A jealous member of the royal elite kills his brother, the king, by poison and now he has stolen the title of King. All the while Hamlet slowly uncovers the clues to his fathers death amidst his grief and woe. And Hamlet uses this revelation to spur his anger and from this anger comes the need to acquire his revenge. This more or less is the essence of the 1st act. Moreover, in this act, passion is always juxtaposed to chaos. The chaos of a father's death and the quick re-marrying of the Queen is put against the passion of Hamlet and King Hamlet's ghost as they mourn over the recent happenings. Additionally, the chaos of Hamlet himself, as he feigns his craziness and ill-disposition is juxtaposed to his own passion to get revenge on King Claudius.