For most people, when they sit down to start reading Hamlet by William Shakespeare, they expect a lively story of humor, love and even a little death. However, this macabre piece contains only the latter. The story begins at night in a watchtower where two guards patrol. Suddenly, the ghost of the late King Hamlet appears out of nowhere. Very shaken and worried, the guards bring Prince Hamlet to the place of his father's apparition. As before, the ex-king appears. He has some surprising and surprising news for his son. He reveals that he was brutally murdered by his own brother, Claudius, now married to Hamlet's mother. Thus, Hamlet becomes furious and determined to kill Claudius. Unfortunately, in all of Hamlet's attempts at mercy, eight people are killed directly or indirectly. In the end, even young Hamlet is impaled by a poisoned sword and, after witnessing the death of his own mother and killing Claudius, dies. Those expecting a story of death and love, like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, would have been very unhappy due to the amount of vengeful intentions, madness and moral corruption. On the contrary, these three themes managed to ensure Hamlet's success for hundreds of years. The main and most resonant theme of Hamlet is revenge. Human beings have a natural tendency toward revenge; therefore, we thrive on its appearance in literature. Psychological Science.com states that “the thirst for revenge is simply timeless. It's as classic as Homer and Hamlet, and as contemporary as Don Corleone and Quentin Tarantino; as old as the eyes and teeth exchanged in the Bible, and as fresh as the raid that took lives middle of paper...... which provides a basis for other malevolent themes. These themes have continually attracted readers. Hamlet is a timeless classic that will continue to fascinate fans of Shakespearean literature for decades due to its themes of vengeance, madness, and moral corruption. Revenge is a surplus within Hamlet. Without this, this piece might not have been such a success. Additionally, readers enjoy Hamlet because of the amount of madness locked into each character. For some disturbing reason, human beings are naturally curious about crazy people. Finally, moral corruption appeals to people because it allows readers to escape into a dark and twisted world to do dark and twisted things that are not possible to do in the real world. Hamlet has been a classic Shakespeare play for over half a millennium, and its success will continue for many years to come..