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In Shakespear's Hamlet, the reader gets to know what has been called the "two Hamlets in the play," the first who is considered to be the sensitive intellectual who is able to express himself through poetry and who comes across as being dedicated to truth. The other, barbaric side of Hamlet who treats Ophelia so cruelly with no empathy, slays Polonius and speaks of dragging his guts into another room, and who sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths without any remorse. However, most interpreters of Hamlet see him as a "tragic hero" with a clear and sacred obligation to kill Claudius but due to his being a victim of great external difficulties, is unable to do so right away. Shakespeare purposely makes Hamlet out to be a procrastinator for one very important reason, if Hamlet would have quickly pursued this revenge, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Laertes, and of course Hamlet himself would have survived and Shakespeare would not have achieved tragedy in this play. There are many explanations for Hamlet's long delay, some of which include the physical act of being unable to commit the murder and what held him back, the fear of what would happen, the moral dilemma of taking the life of his un
Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain! Then again if Hamlet has talked to the Ghost who has told him of the necessary purgatory why does he question it? Or perhaps, if Hamlet truly believes that death is an escape, he does not want to let Claudius escape, instead forcing him to live with himself and what he has done. it is at this point where Hamlet reveals his plan to "catch the conscience of the King." Again, however, even though he vows to sweep to his revenge, weeks pass and he has not even made an attempt. Hamlet's fascination with death played a large role in the delay of the death of Claudius. In act I scene ii, when Hamlet is alone he expresses his innermost thoughts and were it not against God's law, he would commit suicide, because according to him, his world has become "weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable," but not only because he has just lost a king and a father, but because his mother has just married a man much inferior to King Hamlet, who got married less than two month after his death. In Hamlet's famous soliloquy he discusses how death would be the brave thing to do; To die; to sleep;-
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Approximate Word count = 1285
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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