Throughout Shakespeare's play, revenge is intertwined to result in the deaths of most of the main characters. Hamlet's path of revenge begins the first fatality when Polonius is caught spying on him and Gertrude (III. iv. 24-25). Pursuing revenge, Hamlet killing Polonius paves the way for the loss of more lives. Claudius sees the murder as an opportunity to eliminate Hamlet, because Laertes' obsession with revenge leaves him vulnerable. Laertes and Hamlet's revenge leads to the deaths of Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius, and finally Hamlet (V. ii. 287-357). Each character's revenge ironically ends their own life. Acting out of revenge and having hostile intentions, individuals have caused unnecessary casualties. In Hamlet, each character's path to revenge surrounds them with corruption, obsession, and fatality. Shakespeare shows that revenge proves to be extremely problematic. Revenge causes corruption by changing an individual's personality and nature. Obsession with revenge brings to light difficulties such as destroyed relationships. Finally, revenge can be the foundation of the ultimate sacrifice of fatality. Hamlet shows that revenge is never the right path to follow, and it is always the path with a dead man