1) The document analyzes parallels between the characters of Hamlet from Shakespeare's play and Batman/Bruce Wayne from comics and films. 2) Both Hamlet and Bruce Wayne had their fathers killed at a young age, leading them to seek revenge against those responsible and adopt a melancholy outlook on life. 3) Like Batman, Hamlet struggles with whether to kill his arch-nemesis, the Joker/Claudius, feeling that proper punishment is needed but worrying that killing them may do them an undeserved favor.