A tragic hero was once defined as a character with a flaw in judgement or personality. This flaw eventually leads them to an end full of disasters. Hamlet is a perfect example of a play containing a tragic hero. The character Hamlet is a tragic hero is the play and along with a tragic hero, comes a tragic flaw. Hamlet’s tragic flaw is his indecisiveness and his inability to act upon his decisions. Being unable to act has had a huge effect on the life of Hamlet. He is incapable of committing suicide, unable to kill King Claudius, and his flaws have led to many deaths.
Hamlet’s indecisiveness and inability to act made him incapable of committing suicide. There were many things that Hamlet had to consider when he thought about committing suicide. One thing that stopped Hamlet from committing suicide was the fact that it was forbidden and that it was seen as a sin.
“Or that the everlasting had not fix 'd his canon ‘gainst self-slaughter. O God, God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seems to me all the uses of the world.” (1.2.131)
This scene is where Hamlet first starts to think of suicide. He feels …show more content…
Due to this flaw, Hamlet is unable to commit suicide, unable to kill Claudius, and it has cost him his life and the lives of others. When Hamlet began to think about ending his life, he couldn’t go through with it due to the fact that it was forbidden by his religion and he was afraid of what would become of him if he did go through with it. He was incapable of killing Claudius because he was uncertain of the ghost and King Hamlet’s murder which acted as an excuse for procrastination. Hamlet’s tragic flaw cost him his own life as well as the lives of others because if he had gone through with killing Claudius when he had the chance, his revenge would be accomplished and everyone else would be alive. But something bad had to occur because if it didn’t then it wouldn’t be a
Hamlet’s indecisiveness and inability to act made him incapable of committing suicide. There were many things that Hamlet had to consider when he thought about committing suicide. One thing that stopped Hamlet from committing suicide was the fact that it was forbidden and that it was seen as a sin.
“Or that the everlasting had not fix 'd his canon ‘gainst self-slaughter. O God, God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seems to me all the uses of the world.” (1.2.131)
This scene is where Hamlet first starts to think of suicide. He feels …show more content…
Due to this flaw, Hamlet is unable to commit suicide, unable to kill Claudius, and it has cost him his life and the lives of others. When Hamlet began to think about ending his life, he couldn’t go through with it due to the fact that it was forbidden by his religion and he was afraid of what would become of him if he did go through with it. He was incapable of killing Claudius because he was uncertain of the ghost and King Hamlet’s murder which acted as an excuse for procrastination. Hamlet’s tragic flaw cost him his own life as well as the lives of others because if he had gone through with killing Claudius when he had the chance, his revenge would be accomplished and everyone else would be alive. But something bad had to occur because if it didn’t then it wouldn’t be a