In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the title character, Hamlet, reflects many qualities featured in Greek tragedies, such as his fatal flaw, his fall from grace, and his knowledge of forces acting against him, thus making Hamlet the definition of tragic hero. One important quality that all tragic Greek heroes possess is a fatal flaw. A part of the hero’s personality that brings about their downfall (ie pride). Hamlet is like a Greek hero on steroids when it comes to fatal flaws. He has not one, not two, but four fatal flaws. His most prominent flaw is his thirst for revenge, his need to kill his uncle, Claudius, for killing the king. Another flaw of Hamlet is his dramaticism; when the ghost of King Hamlet reveals it was his brother Claudius
