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In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, cultural identity is explored through Hamlet’s isolation which is created by the conflict between his duty to his father, and his duties to the throne and society. Hamlet is isolated from his s ....

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... on. However, Hamlet decides to gather evidence as proof of Claudius’ guilt so that his revenge is justified to society and to himself. Hamlet’s duty as a son, in his social situation and circumstances, is one which encourages him to seek revenge for his murdered father. For Hamlet to be perceived as a noble and faithful son, he would have to kill his father’s murderer. In Hamlet’s first soliloquy after being told by his father’s ghost to seek revenge, Hamlet quickly acknowledges his duty as a son. Hamlet: I’ll wipe away all trivial fond records, / All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past ...