Hamlet

            " To what extent does this statement explain hamlets faith .
             Each person is the master of his life, and his character is the sculptor of his destiny. Destiny, according to the dictionary, means predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency. It is thus the destiny which decides our fate and it is our character which decides our destiny. In this tragedy we see that it is Hamlet's character which decided his destiny. The downfall of Hamlet which ultimately leads to his death is due to his own character. .
             Hamlet is a man of thought . "To be, or not to be, that is the question" (3,I,56) is one of Hamlet's most famous soliloquies and it clearly tells us about Hamlet's character. It tells us that he is constantly in deep thought, analyzing and examining every aspect of his situation over and over again. But it is this deep thought that constantly excuses and postpones Hamlet from his actions. This also produces doubt in Hamlet's mind which is then followed by constant inactions and hesitations which is seen through the entire play. thus we see that Hamlet acts only according to his thoughts which ultimately leads to his downfall .
             Hamlet is a emotional young man deeply disappointed by his mother's incestuous marriage to his uncle and full of grief at his father's sudden death. He is so dissatisfied with life that he begins to view it with hatred and distress, by comparing life to be "weary, stale, flat and unprofitable" which is seen in the following lines.
             How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable .
             Seem to me all the uses of this world!.
             Fie on't, ah fie,'tis an unweeded garden(1,ii133-135).
             Thus with the loss of his father and his mother's marriage to his uncle, Hamlet feels inadequate and incapable. As a result of this he is unsure of himself and unable to arrive at a quick decision and thus he fails to take immediate action.