William Shakespeare composed thirty-eight plays during the Elizabethan Age (late 1500's and early 1600's). Thousands of people flocked from all over the world to come witness his genius plays. Completed in 1599, The Globe Theatre, also known as Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, was one of the most famous playhouses built in that time period. Of all the plays performed in The Globe Theatre in its history, none is greater a legendary play than Hamlet. Arguably the best written of William Shakespeare's thirty-eight plays, Hamlet is the best example of a tragedy play there is. Shakespearean tragedies tell the tale of a brave hero seeking one of four things (two in the case of Hamlet), power, riches, revenge, or love, in seek of these focal issues, the hero usually ends up dying. The character Hamlet had one main flaw, which indirectly leads to his death, and that is pride. In this play, Hamlet proves to be a very complex character, and functions as the key element to the development of the play. Throughout the play we see the many different aspects of Hamlet's personality by observing his actions and responses to certain situations. Hamlet takes on the role of a strong character, but through his internal weaknesses we witness his destruction.
             In the opening of the play, Hamlet is confronted by the ghost of his father and told to revenge his "foul and most unnatural murder". Later on, however, Hamlet begins to doubt the ghost. He then thinks up the Murder of Gonzago to verify the truthfulness of the ghost and also to allow himself more time. After learning the truth, Hamlet still continues to procrastinate the killing of Claudius. Although Hamlet is full of purpose, he lacks the ability to carry out his intentions, and thus allows his character flaw to eventually destroy him.
             In Hamlet's speech in act three, scene three Hamlet reveals several aspects of his character to us, aspects that
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