Hamlet's Indecisiveness

on Hamlets character. First of all, Hamlet’s various ways of insulting himself reveal that he is indecisive, and lacks confidence. Additionally, Hamlet’s strong need to reassure himself, and plot his actions further emphasizes these qualities, and shows his hypocrisy as well. Finally, Hamlet’s…

witnessed three times when foils are employed to highlight Hamlets’ indecisiveness, sanity and remorsefulness. While many aspects of Hamlet’s character develop through foils, one feature that is revealed most prominently through foils is Hamlet’s indecisiveness. While individuals must contemplate their choices so poor decisions are not made, obsessively analyzing…

lives of those around him. Hamlet, enlightened by a ghostly figure, devises a scheme of revenge on his uncle King Claudius. Consequently, Hamlet’s flaw of indecisiveness causes him to blur the lines between sanity and insanity as he is unable to make important decisions while unfolding his need for vengeance. Ultimately, his irrational madness embodies Hamlet’s high intelligence and ability to think one step ahead of others. Immediately after questioning Claudius’s involvement in his father’s…

are revealed in his hamartia and peripeteia. Hamlet’s selfishness fuels his revenge against Claudius but he follows through intelligently, but arrogantly as he refuses to consider the welfare of others. Hamlet’s revenge triggered a series of remorseless murders in the name of his father. The constant surveillance on Hamlet instigated his constant paranoia of being watched and plotted against because his trust was always betrayed. Gertrude’s hasty marriage and Duncan’s surreptitious murder…

are not a pipe for Fortune’s finger / To sound what stop she please.” (3.2.67-70) Angered by their deceit and betrayal, Hamlet alludes to the poor treatment that he had received from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in order to praise Horatio. In using this example, Hamlet contrasts the difference between his friends by emphasizing Horatio’s loyalty, and his trustworthiness. Worrying for his own sanity, Hamlet also calls into question the assertions of his father’s ghost, and concocts a scheme in…

completing this mission. Shakespeare depicts Hamlet as a tragic hero due to his inability to act, which results in negative consequences. A cause of Hamlet’s indecision can be attributed to a multitude of reasons. A cause of his inability to make a commitment is his radical belief in God. An example that made him question two paths based on his belief is questioning whether or not he should commit suicide. Claudius is named King and marries the wife of Old Hamlet, Gertrude, within a month…

Moreover, even once he completes an action he tends to overthink his decision. By allowing Hamlet to have destructive flaws, one being procrastination and the second being indecisiveness it shows that these flaws bring Hamlet to his downfall. First of all, Hamlets fault of procrastination ends up leading to his downfall and inevitably kills him. Later on, Hamlet and Horatio are discussing the recent problems they have faced and in…

One rarely reveals one’s true state of mind to others. It is in one’s own thoughts and words that are said when one is in the presence of no one but one’s self that the honest feelings are divulged. In Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the case is unique. The reader is unable to completely resolve Hamlet's state of mind because each soliloquy adds to his complexity and the confusion of his true character. Although the reader does not fully grasp what is going on in…

of rationality, the institution of commitment and trust erodes, and not only in marriage but also in all aspects of human life. As Hamlet says to Polonius “doubt truth to be a liar” (2.2.113), “to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand” (2.2170-171). Polonius ironically gives Hamlet advice to “to thine ownself be true” (1.3.78-82), while he himself deceives Hamlet and his children. Polonius wears two faces, one of an advisor and of shining gratitude and one of…

seem more heroic. These “skills,” as suggested by the universal man’s definition, translate to Hamlet’s immense repository of…