Fear and Loathing in HamletWhen you hear the excuse: "My environment made me do it." You expect to hear this from a former gang member on a morning talk show. But hearing it from Hamlet requires a double take. I think Prince Hamlet was a victim of the people around him. IE Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Polonius, Laertes, Gertrude and Claudius. I'll start by explaining why Claudius is involved in Hamlet's destruction. The first time is in Act I, scene 2, lines 109-117. “Thou art most immediate to the throne / We beseech thee, bend to remain here [in Denmark]…” Claudius says this as evidence for Hamlet's wisdom. If Hamlet agrees with the king, he becomes an easy target for the king. King to kill him. But if he leaves, then he can raise an army and overthrow Claudius. Claudio doesn't like the latter very much. Gertrude convinces Hamlet to stay in Denmark, not for the king, but for the queen. Even the Queen is not an innocent bystander. He shows his dark side when he talks to Ophelia about their relationship (Hamlet and Ophelia): "To my sick soul (as is the true nature of sin) every toy seems the prologue of some great mistake" (IV,v,17- 18). It refers to the way he disapproves of it, for example, Ophelia's social position. And two, if Hamlet became king of Denmark, he would make Ophelia queen, thus sending Gertrude out on the streets to find a new profession. Polonius' job is more behind the scenes than anything else, he is the cheering section for the king and the homewrecker of the theater. with Ophelia and Hamlet, at a certain point Polonius says to Ophelia: "Hold more tenderly, or (so as not to break the wind of the poor sentence) look after him in this way, you will make me a fool" (I,iii,107-109). This means that if Hamlet wanted to embarrass her, he would have done so