Hamlet's Indecision

No wonder that at every minute of every single day someone portrays Shakespeare's most prolific character Hamlet somewhere in the world. Hamlet represents us: all of us, regardless of age, gender, and ethnicity. Hamlet’s indecision regarding his specific purpose in life epitomizes the human condition of the same calamity. Weakness is found in the soul and in the human condition when one yearns for a purpose in their life. Every being struggles with life's indecisions; is it better to be, or not to be. Tragedy leads to heartache while heartache leads to personal growth and responsibility. In order to exercise enough personal growth to prompt life’s purpose, one must first embrace the heartache of weakness caused by a tragedy; therefore, when …show more content…
Hamlet faces calamity when he hears about his father's death and then he comes home to find out that his mother is now married to his uncle. Not everyone goes through the same tragedies and the same hardships but every being does go through something. Calamity is what can help the soul heal through these tragedies and it can help the soul grow stronger. Many don’t realize this and they blame god for their problems and question their faith like young Hamlet. John Piper is the founder and teacher of the website Desiring God and in one of his articles days after the tragedy on September 11th he explains why god did not create this calamity, but he can use it for good; his words state: “God, by his very nature, cannot or would not act to bring about such a calamity. This view of God is what contradicts the Bible and undercuts hope.” Calamity is a blessing in disguise because it allows even human being to feel and grow and show who they truly are. Whether or not you believe in god or believe in nothing, it's in these small/big moments in every person's life even though they are not wanted, they are the most …show more content…
Letting our barriers down and letting weakness take over allows one to become vulnerable and allows one to think clearly. While Hamlet is “praying” in his soliloquy he is vulnerable, but thinking clearly and growing as a character. Society and the media especially has created this horrid picture with their perceptions of people and judging one another; that is why everyone is scared to be vulnerable and experience calamity. Calamity, tragedy, heartache, and failure are the only ways for one to really grow. Psychologist Tellman Knudson states in the article Why We All Have Fear of Failure that, “If you went to school, then you have almost certainly been trained to fear failure from an early age. Here’s why: Getting the “right” answer the first time is the only thing that is rewarded in most schools. Getting the wrong answer is punished in a variety of ways . . .” As children we learn this at an early age and we are corrupted to think that any kind of failure is bad or tragedy at that. Throughout one's life change happens and one will eventually learn from their mistakes. Hamlet, throughout the play continues to have an internal struggle and he can not make up his mind; this is not only Hamlet but every character ever written about. Not only characters, but human beings need to understand these struggles because once one does they will