Hamlet
How Hamlet Contributes in Some Measure to the Disaster in Which He Perishes It is said that, "the hero in a Shakespearean play always contributes in some measure to the disaster in which he perishes." This is very true of the play called Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Hamlet, the main character, falls directly into the elements of a tragedy, which results in several deaths, including his own. Hamlet's contribution to his death was the result of several factors; including procrastination, lack of knowledge, being blind to his actions, being a scapegoat, and making mistakes because he is human and it is human nature to. One of Hamlet's first mistakes was pretending to be mad once he found how his father was murdered. Through this he was forced to verbally abuse his love, Ophelia, which resulted in a loss of their relationship as a loving couple. It was the only way Hamlet could continue his fake madness, and make it believable to anyone who it concerned. It was this simple decision that started the flow of terrible mistakes, and began a chain reaction of unavoidable consequences.After this took place, Hamlet made a clever, but dangerous decision to have a play put on about his fathers death, and to show in fron
He felt that by murdering Claudius right there he would be doing the same deed as Claudius performed, and Hamlet did not want that. Claudius quickly cleared things up, and informed Laertes that it was Hamlet, not him. Hamlet knew full well of this secret and was prepared to use verbally abusive words to his mother in order to inform her of his disgust in her marriage, and the foul murder her husband the king, had committed. As soon as Hamlet had killed an innocent life, his heroic image began to fade away, and he appeared to become a scheming individual who would do anything to accomplish his goal. When the duel took place Claudius had poisoned a drink intended for Hamlet, and Laertes had poisoned his sword. This is the second innocent life Hamlet took away as a result of his procrastination, blindness and determination to have Claudius pay for the death of his father. Unfortunately soon after, Hamlet returns to find that Ophelia had committed suicide over what Hamlet had done to her, and he suffered the loss of this one and only true love. When Hamlet found Claudius praying and asking for forgiveness over his foul murder, Hamlet had the perfect opportunity to kill Claudius then, which would have saved so many lives. Hamlet, being as angry and disoriented as he was, thought it might be the king, so he stabbed at the voice and killed Polonius. Hamlet's suffering was also a sacrifice though, because he served as a human scapegoat by freeing many people from evil, and he should be mainly remembered for that. This was the biggest flaw and most terrible mistake yet, because it unfolded all of the consequences that Hamlet and others suffered because of Hamlets actions. But he wanted more than just a private little murder, he wanted people to know about what Claudius had done before he was killed. At this point the audience feels somewhat sorry for Hamlet because so many things have happened because of simple lack of worldly knowledge, and not thinking things through properly. Ophelia, daughter of Polonius, could not accept her father's death, and Hamlet's abuse towards her, and so she went mad.
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