Thoughts On Hamlet (In Progress)

When we began reading Hamlet, I had the basis of what the story was about. Ghost father telling Hamlet to kill Claudius, etc., etc. But I wasn't expecting Hamlet's conflicting emotions to happen. I think the play evolved from Hamlet's revenge on Claudius to Hamlet's emotions over his father's death and seeking revenge and everyone trying to figure out what exactly is going through his mind. As Act IV begins, it seems to take a big shift away from the original plot to focus more on Hamlet's conflict with his family and others who surround him.