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
His inborn thought process prolonged his revenge, and while Hamlet may have appeared listless with inaction, the wheels in his mind never stopped turning. Hamlet was very much a perfectionist in revenge. He wanted everything to be perfect, and this caused him to take unusual and unique steps to gain his revenge on Claudius. Hamlet's play within a play, a brilliant scheme in which he caught the conscience of the king, was a prime example of the young prince's need for perfection in revenge. Instead, Hamlet revealed himself at Ophelia's tomb, losing his element of surprise on the king, and causing all of his plans to unravel. For example Horatio states he to has seen the ghost of the king. Hamlet's choice to remain inactive did not cause, but certainly helped to bring about his downfall, his shallows and his miseries. In the end inaction did not destroy Hamlet's revenge, his action regarding ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**none. "Seems, madam! nay it is, I know not seems. He even questioned his best friends. Hamlet also seemed to truly enjoy his revenge, so much that he may have procrastinated in taking action on purpose, simply to toy with Claudius as long as possible. "My lord, I think I saw him yester-night/(Hamlet)Saw who?"(1. Throughout the play Hamlet mourned his father death. The King becomes aware of Hamlets sarcasm earlier then Gertrude.
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