He is the kind of person who normally thinks extensively before he acts. He is not one to jump to any rash conclusions, or take any action on a whim. This is clearly displayed in this particular passage. Hamlet has come upon King Claudius, and is contemplating murdering him. He is stopped, however, by the fact that Claudius is praying. This is very typical of Hamlet. He has resolved to avenge his father's "foul and most unnatural murder- (I.v.25), but before committing the defining act, he pauses in thought. After the visit from his father's ghost, Hamlet vows to take immediate and vengeful action. "I with wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love, May sweep to my revenge."" (I.v.29-31). This is a sharp contrast to the Hamlet we see in this scene! Here he is, in the perfect position to extract revenge, and he doesn't follow through. He rationalizes his inaction with the circumstances of the situation. "A villain kills my father; and , for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send To heaven."" (III.iii.77-79). If he were to kill Claudius while in prayer, he would send him to heaven. This is because, according to Christian doctrine, Claudius would have repented for his sins and been "fit and season'd for his passage- (III.iii.87). Hamlet is reminded of his father, who is wallowing in purgatory. "[Claudius] took my father grossly, full of bread, With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May- (III.iii.81-82). Hamlet doesn't see any reason in allowing the murderous king to go to heaven while his father remains in purgatory. If Hamlet were more decisive and rash and did not rationalize his every move, like Laertes, he would have surely ended the King's life right then and there. .
Hamlet is a person who follows up with his procrastination with new vows and promises. In this passage, he decides against killing the King, but then makes a promise to act quickly. .
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Hamlet Hamlet is a young man who's father dies and his life is turned upside down. ... Hamlet is battling his conscience. ... Hamlet is extremely indecisive. ... Hamlet wants to kill his uncle because he killed hamlets father. ... Hamlet only trusts Horatio. ...
The old king Hamlet is murder by Claudius and therefore Hamlet must take his revenge. ... Hamlet begins to doubt the ghost. ... Hamlet is contradicts himself. ... Hamlet's next problem is that of morality. ... Hamlet's flaw of irresolution, the uncertainty on how to act or proceed, is shown when Hamlet sees a play and the passion the actors had, after Hamlet's third soliloquy, in Hamlet's fourth soliloquy, and in Hamlet's indecisive pursuit in avenging his father's death. ...
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Hamlet In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet never loses his sanity, in his plan to feign madness. ... It is after this statement that Hamlet begins to act mad. ... Guildenstern asks Hamlet what he means by this and Hamlet professes he is "" . . . but mad north-north-west. ... Polonius believe he [Hamlet] was mad. ... In a conversation, Gertrude questions Hamlet's sanity. ...
Laertes is a mirror to Hamlet. ... Laertes is decisive and Hamlet is not. ... Fortinbras acts as Hamlet's inspiration; he motivates Hamlet to go forward with his plan to kill Claudius, which in the end leads to Hamlet's downfall. ... Horatio is Hamlet's friend and solid rock on whom Hamlet can trust and depend. ... Horatio cared for Hamlet greatly, and so Hamlet cared greatly for Horatio. ...
KING Now, Hamlet, where's Polonius? HAMLET At supper. ... If Claudius does not stand on one side of a titanic conflict, his betrayal of Hamlet's father and Marriage to Hamlet's mother, do ignite one: Hamlet's conflict with himself. ... In the end Hamlet dies along with most of the principle characters whether they were duplicities against Hamlet or not. ... By the end of the play Hamlet has thoroughly explored the question but like Hamlet, it remains an enigma. ...
Hamlet The study of Shakespeare's Hamlet has been one that is very extensive as well as enormous. ... A critic of Hamlet once said, "a man set out to read all the books about Hamlet would have time to read nothing else, not even Hamlet." ... "Hamlet is the tragedy of reflection. ... For where Hamlet saw that "the time is out of joint," Hamlet himself was "out of joint." ... (Mack. 64) Hamlet begins his questioning with the death of elder Hamlet. ...
Hamlet 1 Throughout Hamlet, Hamlet expresses his thoughts via several soliloquies. ... In this scene, Hamlet is being "set up" by Ophelia, Polonius, and Claudius. ... This is quite different than the "emotional Hamlet" seen in 1.2, or the "vengeful Hamlet" seen in 1.5. ... The three claim to be concerned for Hamlet's mental state of mind. This is ironic, because as the characters within the play see Hamlet mentally deteriorating, readers see Hamlet mentally developing. ...
Hamlet Tania Kozie-Slobodzian Hamlet is categorized as one of Shakespeare's tragedies. ... Horatio a friend of Hamlet tells Hamlet that he is afraid because he thinks he has seen a ghost who resembles the late King. ... The Ghost of Hamlet's father appears in front of Hamlet. The ghost is in fact Hamlet's late father. ... Now that Hamlet is said to be crazy, Polonius goes to the King and tells him about Hamlet's strange behavior concerning Ophelia. ...
