Hamlets Tragic Flaw 2
Hamlet has a tragic flaw in his personality and behavior. His flaw is that he is overly concerned with death and tragedy. This flaw or weakness in Hamlet leads him into a world of chaotic surroundings and madness. Hamlet's flaw and his mad personality led to the death of several people, including his mother and the King of Denmark! If Hamlet did not have this fascination with death and tragedy, the deaths of the several people would not have occurred--including his own. Hamlet did not always have this flaw in his personality. The flaw was presented to him by the ghost of King Hamlet. The ghost of Hamlet's father told Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius and asked Hamlet to avenge his murder. This is where the flaw is adopted by Hamlet and begins to effect his life. Hamlet begins to dig deeper and deeper to find the truth. He puts on an act of madness to disguise his revenge. Hamlet becomes so over-whelmed with death that death is all he thinks or cares about. The death and deception burn into his heart like a hot branding iron to a steer. Hamlet's flaw is intact. Hamlet has a friend, Hora
All of the deaths in the play occur because of Hamlet's actions and his fascination with death. Ophelia dies because Hamlet kills Polonius. This drives Ophelia mad and then she commits suicide. I think she saw the truth of the treachery that was going on and thought that her death would be the better course of action. The King plots to kill Hamlet in a duel between Laertes and Hamlet. The tip of Laertes rapier was poisoned. He cuts Hamlet and then Hamlet gets Laertes' poisoned rapier and cuts Laertes. They both will die. Then Hamlet was supposed to drink out of a poisoned glass of wine but doesn't, so his mother does and she dies. The truth comes out. Hamlet then goes and stabs the King and pours poison down his throat. He dies. Then Hamlet and Laertes die from the poison. Horatio is left standing alive. Hamlet's actions have killed all the nobility in Denmark. Hamlet's surrounding are increasingly affected by his flaw. Hamlet begins to forget all-important obligations in his life and neglects his responsibilities, causing other problems. One very important commitment Hamlet has which he let
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