Rotten in Denmark
Something was definitely rotten in the state of Denmark: the king was dead of a murder most foul, a betrayal from his own brother; and young Hamlet was thrown out of the frying pan, which was his father's passing, and into the fire of revenge. One would think that an act of revenge such as this, retribution from an enraged son over the unjust murder of his father, would come about quickly, wildly, and brutally, driven by anger and by rage. This was simply not the case in Shakespeare's Hamlet, as the young prince unexpectedly drew out his plans for revenge over a rather large amount of time due to his own apparent weakness, inaction. Hamlet was full of grand ideas and intentions, but he failed to act and to carry out the deed that was his revenge, the destruction of Claudius. Why did Hamlet choose, and it was a choice, not to take revenge on Claudius quickly and decisively? Hamlet had his own reasons for inaction; the strategy that he felt best suited his revenge. Hamlet was undoubtedly an incredible intellectual, and throughout the play it seemed as though the thoughts of his mind came too quickly for the actions of his body to keep up with. This intellectual quality provided a roadblock for Hamlet's taking a quick revenge on Cl
nd feelings over the course of the play, delaying any real action until the time, in his eyes, was right. Hamlet's delay of vengeance was necessary in order for his ideal revenge to come about; unfortunately Hamlet's ideal plans never came to be. He simply failed to act on them. Hamlet's choice to remain inactive did not cause, but certainly helped to bring about his downfall, his shallows and his miseries. Throughout the play Hamlet mourned his father death. For example Hamlet constantly used scarcism when he talked to his mother and his new father Cladius. The King becomes aware of Hamlets sarcasm earlier then Gertrude. Hamlet verbal diminished his mothers mourning for her husband. "Seems, madam! nay it is, I know not seems. 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother.../(King)'Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, To give these mourning duties to your father lost a father; That father lost, lost his; and the survivor bound..."(1.2 76-115). Although Hamlet's intellectual qualities, perfectionist nature, and enjoyment with the torment of Claudius resulted in inaction that prevented his taking revenge; it was action, Hamlet revealing himself at Ophelia's grave, which finally destroyed his
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