The role of politics in Hamlet

Prompt A. Write a 2000/2500 word research paper on the role of politics in Hamlet. How is the text a comment on the machinations of court, the subterfuges of diplomacy, the dangers of power? Would you say Hamlet is an innocent caught in a trap, unwillingly forced to enter the fray, or is he just as cunning in his plots and devices as Claudius?