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
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He wanted everything to be perfect, and this caused him to take unusual and unique steps to gain his revenge on Claudius. He even questioned his best friends. For example Hamlet constantly used scarcism when he talked to his mother and his new father Cladius. This quality of Hamlet perfectionism, along with his intellectual aspect, caused Hamlet to move slowly and carefully in his revenge, often resulting in periods of inaction.
Hamlet was very much a perfectionist in revenge. This purposeful procrastination delayed any decisive vengeful action from Hamlet. "Seems, madam! nay it is, I know not seems.
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. Hamlet did not only want to kill his father's murderer; he wanted to send him to an eternal punishment of damnation. 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's delay of vengeance was necessary in order for his ideal revenge to come about; unfortunately Hamlet's ideal plans never came to be. Instead, Hamlet revealed himself at Ophelia's tomb, losing his element of surprise on the king, and causing all of his plans to unravel. Hamlet's choice to remain inactive did not cause, but certainly helped to bring about his downfall, his shallows and his miseries.
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