The human condition can be fertile ground for beauty or it can fester into vileness and disgust. In the dramatic production of Hamlet, Shakespeare used the theme of decay to illustrate the corrupt state of Denmark. Shakespeare created tragedy to arouse fear and pity in the audience, recount the fears of his life, and pity the victims of injustice. The tragic play is set in the Kingdom of Denmark and explores the revenge Prince Hamlet wants on his uncle Claudius for the murder of King Hamlet, his father and former king. Claude then accedes to the throne and takes Gertrude as his wife, widow of the old king and mother of Prince Hamlet. William Shakespeare developed Hamlet as a character who procrastinates a key decision to get revenge on his uncle. Hamlet disrespects the women closest to him and manipulates them along with his friends to fulfill his desire for revenge. The play depicts fear, madness and uncontrolled rage and also explores the depths of incest, revenge and corruption. It is obvious that Hamlet's lack of respect for women, his manipulative action, and his lack of decisive action make Denmark even more rotten and corrupt. Women and love play a strong and important role in the play Hamlet. Shakespeare created the main character Hamlet to hide his true emotions by directing them towards the women in his life. Hamlet lies and manipulates Ophelia into believing that she broke his heart by not loving him back and causes the other characters in the play to think the same thing. Hamlets writes a letter to Ophelia: “O dear Ophelia, I am sick because of these figures. I don't know how to count my moans. But I love you the most, oh the most, believe it. Farewell” (II.ii.119-121). Hamlet writes about his love for Ophelia, but his true desires are...... middle of paper...... and Denmark by destroying the corrupt and murderous king, but by procrastinating he had to look at his country rot. In the play Hamlet, Hamlet can be seen as the sole reason for the corrupt and rotten place that Denmark has become. Shakespeare presents Hamlet to the audience as a beloved and innocent prince who mourns the death of his father. As the play progresses, Hamlet transforms into a person who struggles with key decisions and only thinks about serving himself. We see that Hamlet has little respect for women, which leads him to use his broken love for Ophelia to cover up his plan to murder Claudius. Shakespeare also creates Hamlet to have hamartia, or an inability to act that causes him to manipulate people to achieve his goals. In the play it is clear that Hamlet causes much sorrow and turmoil in Denmark and ultimately leads to Denmark's rot and demise..