AN ANALYSIS OF THEME, PLOT AND CHARACTERS IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S HAMLET DRAMA

The problems that formulated in this
analysis are “ What is the theme in Hamlet, What is the plot in Hamlet and How are
the characterization of the characters in Hamlet. The objectives of this research are to
find out the theme, plot and to describe the characterization of the characters in
Hamlet. The method that used in this research is descriptive method. The data
collected by literary work and some theories that support this research. From the
discussion the writer can get result of this research that the theme is Betrayal, the plot
of this research consists of five stages, exposition, complication, crisis, catastrophe,
resolution. The characters of this research divided into two groups major and minor
characters, the major characters were Hamlet and Claudius, and the minor characters
were Gertrude, Polonius, Laertes, Horatio, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
The writer hopes the readers not only interested to a literary works because the story
is good or interesting, but the readers may learn and understood what aspect that
makes the story is interesting.