During his years as an author, William Shakespeare wrote approximately thirty-seven plays. “Hamlet,” a play written by Shakespeare, follows a young prince of Denmark named Hamlet and his quest to make up for the death of his father which occurred at the hands of his uncle and now stepfather and King Claudius. While he deals with this internal conflict, he must face the imminent attack from neighboring Norway. William Shakespeare wrote his play “Hamlet” to state that internal conflict represents a causal relationship with external conflict. First, this linear relationship appears with the appearance of the Spectre. In the fifth scene of the first act of "Hamlet", the ghost of King Hamlet appears. The Ghost's inner purpose is to ask Hamlet to "avenge his disgusting and unnatural murder" (1.5.31). King Hamlet's ghost plays an important role in the progression of the play because it places the heavy burden of avenging his father's death in Hamlet's head, which exists throughout the play. Furthermore, Horatio explains to Hamlet that "[The Ghost] bids thee go away with [him]/...wished [to speak with] thee alone" (1.4.63-65). Evidently, the Ghost wants Hamlet's complete attention as well as only his attention, no other. As the two work together on their own, King Hamlet's ghost creates further doubt in Hamlet's head about how his father died. Since King Hamlet's ghost creates a confusing vision of King Hamlet's death, Hamlet also believes that he must continue to avenge his father's death by killing Claudius. This internal conflict ends up affecting not only Hamlet and Claudius, but also Denmark. Furthermore, as Hamlet attempts to internally avenge his father's death, he must face the impending external...... middle of paper.. ....state the causal relationship between internal conflict and external conflict. Hamlet, by finally killing King Claudius, effectively resolves both conflicts at once. Hamlet's internal conflict resolves itself when Hamlet finally manages to take revenge on King Claudius for his father's death. The external conflict between Denmark and Norway reaches its final point when Fortinbras takes the Kingdom of Denmark under his wing once both the king and the next in line to the throne die at each other's hands. In summary, Hamlet's internal conflict exacerbates the problem with Denmark but ultimately solves the problem with Norway and Fortinbras with a sip of poison from a chalice. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Literature "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark": an introduction to reading and writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts. 9th edition. New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. Print