Hamlet

All novels have a literary device know as a climax in them. A climax is the point in a book which is the peak of the story and where everything after it leads to the conclusion of the novel. In the play, “Hamlet”, by William Shakespeare, three things are said to be this turning point. The play-within-a-play, the prayer scene, and the scene in Gertrude’s room are usually picked as these three turning points. …

…kill Claudius off now that he has “pumped” himself up to do so. Finally you have Polonius, who has made the not so smart decision of going to spy on Hamlet, right after Hamlet has just gained his new found sense of bloodlust. This presents the conclusion of the play very clearly. With most Shakespeare plays, what can go wrong, does go wrong. The story of Hamlet is no different and follows this pattern precisely.