An Ethical View of Hamlet In the play Hamlet, a number of questions arise: Was it really necessary for all the blood and murder to be written to make a point? Were his subsequent actions rational or justified? Was it ethical? Of course, for that time period, many barbaric actions were considered accepted or justifiable, however, was there a point where Hamlet could have gone beyond the accepted level, so to speak, of normality? Ethics (n), branch of philosophy concerned with conduct- -the determination of good, right, and wrong. Socrates wondered what Justice and Temperance really meant and where their applications were. Although others disapproved of this indulgence, they were forced to consider his thoughts as well. Instead of just recognizing the names and using them regardless of what they actually meant. Was what Hamlet was doing “wrong”? If so, what is "wrong"? First, we should examine the question of which field we use the term "right." It is appropriate to create the atmosphere of late 1600s England. The economy is run by brutality and barter, modern medicine includes amputation, leeches and bloodletting. A man could be imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread and a maid could be raped by her master, and nothing would be out of place. If someone hurt you, you had the right to hurt them back, and this was done with gusto. Without remorse for the moral or religious faculties of our society today. All the revenge, incest, murder, betrayal and extreme violence we've all come to love from Shakespeare; Was it all for nothing? Is the message translated correctly? Hamlet is supposed to be the hero and all the trials and tribulations that follow him only make him stronger and justice more imminent, right? Has Hamlet gone too far? Hamlet's father returns from a strange death to find his wife married to his ruined brother and son. After telling the truth to Hamlet, this story is expected to be completed quite easily and quickly. However, this is not the case. Hamlet wants to make sure that he has not gone mad and imagines that his father figure tells him the feasible means to get quick relief from his overwhelming torment. Hamlet now begins the long and painstaking process of validating the funny voice in his head that tells him to kill his uncle who is now his father since he is now married to Hamlet's mother..