THE TRAGEDY “HAMLET” AND THE LEGAL VIEWS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Abstract

 In education, there is an opportunity to study, analyze and draw conclusions on economic, social, political, and legal problems in human society through a single source. This source can be a work of art that discusses the realities of life. Giving wings to thinking and imagination, models of artistic creativity serve to correct many problems of society. In this sense, it is essential in legal education to study and teach works of art as an object of a legal issue. One such work is the tragedy “Hamlet” by the English playwright William Shakespeare. The image, fate, experiences, and actions of Hamlet opened the field for heated debates and sharp reflections not only among literary critics but also among lawyers.  the European legal system in world jurisprudence is analyzed based on legal problems in the works of Shakespeare, in particular, in the tragedy “Hamlet”. The article describes Shakespeare’s legal views on the basis of “Hamlet”’s analysis. In particular, the main reasons for the decline of a society whose current laws do not correspond to the original norms created for humanity, a state ruled by selfishness, hypocrisy, and cowardice, and a criminal government, i.e. an individual, state, and society, are analyzed. Shakespeare’s attitude to the legal system of his day has been examined by evaluating Prince Hamlet’s efforts to defend his rights.