In the early 1600’s, William Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” also known as “Hamlet”, considered to be one of his greatest pieces of work. “Hamlet”, known to be a revengeful, tragedy play; Hamlet, the protagonist is known generally and agreed upon to be William Shakespeare’s most fascinating tragic hero. “Hamlet” is about a prince who tries to avenge his father 's murder, but in the end, his madness and indecisiveness takes its toll on everyone involved. In “Hamlet”, Shakespeare gives us a character driven by his emotions, which cause him to create such relationships with the other characters, bringing out Hamlet, as well as to help us understand his values and ideals, and the reason why he is a tragic hero in this play.
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Without bravery, Hamlet would neither have spoken with the ghost, nor baited the King with the play, “The Mousetrap,” nor set into motion the string of events leading to the dramatic conclusion where in all the major characters are dead. Hamlet’s extreme intellect helped him came up with a clever plan, which was able to throw suspicion of him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to "act" crazy and get by with it among people who knew him best. He was also able to quickly assess a situation and cleverly figure a way out of any situation, hence the predicament he finds himself in with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern on their way to England and the pirate ship that brings him back into the fray at home. Hamlet’s ability to be indecisive is something he shows all throughout the play. Hamlet has to decide what to do between what he knows and what he thinks he knows based on the Ghost 's story. Since, the supernatural cannot always be trusted, and Hamlet refuses to act until he obtained undeniable evidence. Hamlet has a great sense of loyalty and honor, which contributes to his awareness of his emotions and the emotions of others. He was loyal to his father, his friend Horatio, and to Fortinbras, whom he names as his successor to the throne once all have died. He also honors Laertes while …show more content…
Hamlet is like any of the classical tragic heroes, Hamlet does not survive to see the full outcome of his actions and more importantly. Hamlet’s intense identification with and understanding of the power of words and language that ultimately bring about his requisite tragic ending. Hamlet’s deep connection with language and words causes him to base his perceptions of reality on his interpretation and understanding of words and he allows himself to become overwrought with creating meaning. As this thesis statement for Hamlet suggests, eventually, his own words and philosophical internal banter are his end since being a highly verbose and introspective man, this is both one of his greatest gifts as well as his tragic flaw. For example, it is not simply his reaction to his mother that drives that their relationship, but his skillful use of words and language. At one point, Hamlet recognizes his power with words and tells the audience, as if recognizing this to be his tragic flaw “I will speak daggers to her, but use none” (III.ii.366). The idea that words are equal with daggers is a central idea in this text and it is also noticeable how Hamlet’s belief in the power of language can make others believe it as well, especially those who are full of words, but who speak only hollow vapid sentences such
Hamlet …show more content…
Without bravery, Hamlet would neither have spoken with the ghost, nor baited the King with the play, “The Mousetrap,” nor set into motion the string of events leading to the dramatic conclusion where in all the major characters are dead. Hamlet’s extreme intellect helped him came up with a clever plan, which was able to throw suspicion of him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to "act" crazy and get by with it among people who knew him best. He was also able to quickly assess a situation and cleverly figure a way out of any situation, hence the predicament he finds himself in with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern on their way to England and the pirate ship that brings him back into the fray at home. Hamlet’s ability to be indecisive is something he shows all throughout the play. Hamlet has to decide what to do between what he knows and what he thinks he knows based on the Ghost 's story. Since, the supernatural cannot always be trusted, and Hamlet refuses to act until he obtained undeniable evidence. Hamlet has a great sense of loyalty and honor, which contributes to his awareness of his emotions and the emotions of others. He was loyal to his father, his friend Horatio, and to Fortinbras, whom he names as his successor to the throne once all have died. He also honors Laertes while …show more content…
Hamlet is like any of the classical tragic heroes, Hamlet does not survive to see the full outcome of his actions and more importantly. Hamlet’s intense identification with and understanding of the power of words and language that ultimately bring about his requisite tragic ending. Hamlet’s deep connection with language and words causes him to base his perceptions of reality on his interpretation and understanding of words and he allows himself to become overwrought with creating meaning. As this thesis statement for Hamlet suggests, eventually, his own words and philosophical internal banter are his end since being a highly verbose and introspective man, this is both one of his greatest gifts as well as his tragic flaw. For example, it is not simply his reaction to his mother that drives that their relationship, but his skillful use of words and language. At one point, Hamlet recognizes his power with words and tells the audience, as if recognizing this to be his tragic flaw “I will speak daggers to her, but use none” (III.ii.366). The idea that words are equal with daggers is a central idea in this text and it is also noticeable how Hamlet’s belief in the power of language can make others believe it as well, especially those who are full of words, but who speak only hollow vapid sentences such