Hamlet's Indecisiveness

fool the eavesdroppers Claudius and Polonius. With a contrast between the truth and lies shared by Hamlet, this passage is one of the most influential demonstrations of Hamlet’s cunning ‘madness’, as well as an honest display of his fear of life after death and fatal flaw of indecisiveness. The prior passage sets the context of Hamlet’s soliloquy, where Claudius and Polonius conspire to hide and eavesdrop on Hamlet, to find the root of his madness. Hamlet knows he is being watched and acts…

Into Hamlet’s Mind (An Discussion of Themes Found in Hamlet's Soliloquies) Many scholars consider Shakespeare's work to be true genius. This is because of Shakespeare's amazing ability to pack so much meaning and depth into his writing. Out of Shakespeare's many magnificent plays, Hamlet continually proves to be one of his most popular. This is the most performed, studied, and ultimately well known play Shakespeare ever wrote. Throughout the play, Hamlet, the main character, performs numerous…

the killing of King Claudius some may consider that Prince Hamlet's tragic flaw is a bloodlust, "I should have fatted all the region kites / With this slave’s offal" (II.II.509-10). Though, it must be noted that there is no thought of killing until the ghost of Hamlet's father reveals Claudius to be his murderer and calls upon Hamlet to avenge his death, "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder." (I.V.25). On the other hand, Hamlet's tragic flaw…

The intense conversation commences and escalates to the extent that Gertrude fears that Hamlet may murder her, “what wilt thou do? / thou wilt not murder me?” (DiYanni, 1606). Hamlet’s intent is not to murder his mother, but justify his madness towards the wrongful death of Old Hamlet which was committed by Claudius. At the end of the deep dialogue between Hamlet and Gertrude, the queen recognizes that Claudius’ love for Gertrude…

“Death of a Salesman,” by Arthur Miller, are two well written plays, displaying a both very tragic and thematic approach. Although, they take place in two very different time periods, under two very different circumstances they share a common effect. Hamlet’s tragic story takes place in a royal castle Elsinore, Denmark, while the Loman’s story takes place in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Boston in the late 1940s. These tragic stories have common themes such…

and he learns the unfathomed truth that his father was murdered by somebody who he didn’t expect, King Claudius a greedy man who wanted his brother’s throne. Shakespeare’s play was also tragic. From the death of Hamlet’s father to his very own harrowing death. In Hamlet’s first soliloquy he shows that he is angry with his mother for marrying her husband’s brother. Hamlet, however, does not think about taking revenge against his uncle for he does not know what secrets his uncle…

misogynist ideologies were common place, Hamlet’s hatred of women is much deeper and darker than normal. The only exception is his beloved Ophelia. In a letter to her, he proclaims “Doubt thou the stars are fire/ Doubt that the sun doth move/ Doubt truth to be a liar/ But never doubt I love.” (Act two, Scene two, lines one hundred and sixteen and one hundred and nineteen).The saddest part is that even though they were in love, both were doomed to perish. Hamlet’s destiny forbad him from being…

The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke, by William Shakespeare, is a play about revenge. Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, murdered Hamlet’s father and married his mother. Despite such affronts, Hamlet is indecisive, only killing Claudius at the end of the tragedy. On a plain in Denmark, Hamlet encounters a captain of Fortinbras’s army. The captain expounds that the army marches to Poland, where they will fight over a “little patch of ground” not worth “five ducats” (IV.iv.18,20). In his…

There is a very fine line between justice and revenge, which is best represented by Hamlet in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Throughout the play, Hamlet’s “search for justice” is completed on what he believes is correct and the ghost’s authority; however, his actions to his “righteous revenge” backfire as he is unsuccessful and realizes through certain events in the play that his actions had dire consequences. Hamlet embodies the belief that justice will be achieved through the death of Claudius. He…

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, the main character Hamlet is thought provoking when analyzing due to his indecisiveness and inability of knowing his true self. Colin Mcginn, the author of the book Shakespeare’s Philosophy analyzes the play Hamlet and illustrates some philosophical explanations to why Hamlet is a difficult character to understand. McGinn argues, “We constitute ourselves as having a particular identity by envisaging and enacting certain roles” (46). McGinn believes that…