Topic > Hamlet Hamlet's Character - 722

Chime DolkarEnglish 1201Shakespeare's title character, Hamlet, is the protagonist of the play. He is courageous and extremely analytical and indecisive. When Hamlet's ghost tells Prince Hamlet that his uncle Claudius is the murderer, Hamlet becomes obsessed with providing his uncle's guilt before trying to act. Try to investigate and then just make any decisions. So he has a very significant character of Hamlet. Hamlet is a pious character who thinks suicide is a sin. Because his mother married his uncle after his father's death, he is angry with her and feels like committing suicide while saying, "Ah, I wish my filthy flesh could melt into a vapor, or that God had not made a law against suicide.” (I, ii, 129-132). However, his religious beliefs prevent him from doing so sin. He believes in God and thinks about the consequences of his actions as he says: “To be or not to be? This is the question: whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up arms against a sea ​​of ​​troubles," (III, i, 58-61). Although he hates the conditions of his life and wishes he could end it, he concludes that he would rather continue living in “a weedless garden” than live in hell as a result of suicide (I, ii, 135) Making the decision to stay alive and fighting Claudius' corruption, Hamlet demonstrates existential qualities. When the ghost invites Hamlet to follow him. out in the night, his companions urge him not to follow Although he does not know whether his father's apparition is truly the spirit of the king or an evil demon, he does not care about his... middle of paper... ... .by praying, he would dishonor his father by sending Claudio to heaven. He says: “A villain kills my father, and, for this, I, his only son, send this same villain to heaven is wages and salaries, not revenge. He took my father crudely, full of bread, with all his crimes widely publicized, red as May. (III, iii, 77-82). Hamlet's strong religious conviction reveals the indecision in his character. He thinks too much so he delays in keeping the promise he made to his father has characteristics that make him a significant character. He is very logical and overanalyses, which delayed him from completing his revenge. Besides being logical, he is also very courageous but indecisive. He's a character filled with too much thought and not enough action. however, he eventually overcomes this flaw.