He assures the audience that he means no harm to his mother "Let me be cruel, not unnatural / I will speak to her of daggers, but I will use none." But Gertrude gets offended and starts calling the guards believing that her son is 'crazy' here and is also armed “What will you do? Won't you kill me? Hamlet has no time to reflect and impulsively draws and plunges his sword through the tapestry, killing Polonius. Another tragic flaw is Hamlet's inability to balance reason and passion (rational and irrational). His rational side causes Hamlet to overthink his plans, while his irrational side leads him to commit needless crimes, such as murdering Polonius, and this flaw ultimately leads to his downfall. His ability to think is highlighted in Hamlet's famous soliloquy (Act 3, Scene 1), and the passage shows Shakespeare's ability to manipulate