“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today,” said Benjamin Franklin. Many consequences can come about when a person procrastinates. In the tragedy, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is faced with a challenge from his ghost father. His father wants Hamlet to get revenge on Claudius (his stepfather) for poisoning him. A tragic flaw is a trait in a character that ultimately leads to their own downfall and/or others downfalls. Hamlet's tragic flaw is that he is a thinker rather than a doer. First, Hamlet schemes to be insane. Next, he toys with the idea of committing suicide. Then, he changes the play around to see if Claudius was the actual murder. Finally, he does not kill Claudius while he is praying. Hamlet’s tragic flaw not only
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His tragic flaw is seen again when Hamlet changes the play. Hamlet hesitates on killing Claudius because he wants to make sure the ghost is his actual father and not an evil spirit trying to trick him. When the players come to Elsinore, Hamlet asks them to add 16 lines to their play, The Murder of Gonzago. Hamlet says to the players, “You could for a need study a speech of some dozen or sixteen lines which I would set down and insert in’t, could you not?” (2.2.550-553). On the actual day of the play, Hamlet asks Horatio to watch the king, so they can get to perspectives to see if he reacts. Also, when asked what the name of the play is, Hamlet says it is called The Mousetrap. When the play starts and Claudius sees his act right before his eyes, he stands up and runs out of the building. Claudius says as he exits the building, “Give me some light. Away!” (3.2.275). This assures Hamlet that Claudius did indeed kill his father. This is when Hamlet gets his motivation to murder Claudius, but it makes Claudius skeptical of Hamlet, so Claudius decides to send Hamlet to England. Although, at this moment Hamlet does not kill the king. Instead, he prances around with joy because he knows Claudius killed his father and goes to talk to his mother. Hamlet is a thinker rather than a doer because he does not get revenge after he finds out Claudius really killed his …show more content…
His tragic flaw is seen when Hamlet does not get revenge when Claudius is praying. As Hamlet walks by, he sees Claudius kneeling down and praying. This would have been the perfect time to strike down and get his revenge, yet he does not.When Hamlet is about to stab Claudius he says, “Now might I do it pat, now ‘a is a-praying, and now I’ll do’t… No. Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent,” (3.3.73-74,87-88). Hamlet does not kill Claudius because he feels he would not get the proper revenge because killing Claudius while praying would send him straight to heaven. Hamlet’s father did not get this luxury, so Hamlet could not kill him. Hamlet is a thinker rather than a doer because he does not kill Claudius when he is praying even though he had a perfect
His tragic flaw is seen again when Hamlet changes the play. Hamlet hesitates on killing Claudius because he wants to make sure the ghost is his actual father and not an evil spirit trying to trick him. When the players come to Elsinore, Hamlet asks them to add 16 lines to their play, The Murder of Gonzago. Hamlet says to the players, “You could for a need study a speech of some dozen or sixteen lines which I would set down and insert in’t, could you not?” (2.2.550-553). On the actual day of the play, Hamlet asks Horatio to watch the king, so they can get to perspectives to see if he reacts. Also, when asked what the name of the play is, Hamlet says it is called The Mousetrap. When the play starts and Claudius sees his act right before his eyes, he stands up and runs out of the building. Claudius says as he exits the building, “Give me some light. Away!” (3.2.275). This assures Hamlet that Claudius did indeed kill his father. This is when Hamlet gets his motivation to murder Claudius, but it makes Claudius skeptical of Hamlet, so Claudius decides to send Hamlet to England. Although, at this moment Hamlet does not kill the king. Instead, he prances around with joy because he knows Claudius killed his father and goes to talk to his mother. Hamlet is a thinker rather than a doer because he does not get revenge after he finds out Claudius really killed his …show more content…
His tragic flaw is seen when Hamlet does not get revenge when Claudius is praying. As Hamlet walks by, he sees Claudius kneeling down and praying. This would have been the perfect time to strike down and get his revenge, yet he does not.When Hamlet is about to stab Claudius he says, “Now might I do it pat, now ‘a is a-praying, and now I’ll do’t… No. Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent,” (3.3.73-74,87-88). Hamlet does not kill Claudius because he feels he would not get the proper revenge because killing Claudius while praying would send him straight to heaven. Hamlet’s father did not get this luxury, so Hamlet could not kill him. Hamlet is a thinker rather than a doer because he does not kill Claudius when he is praying even though he had a perfect