Hamlet - The imbalance between the idealistic mind and human natureWe often hear it said: Nobody is perfect. This phrase is often used to rationalize stupid human errors that could have been prevented. However, this statement has a much deeper meaning. It contains an important lesson that guides or rather should guide people in life. By admitting that no one is perfect, the individual demonstrates a deeper understanding of human nature and the inner self. This knowledge is essential for creating healthy relationships with your surroundings. Indeed, as Robert A. Johnson states in his book He, "perfection or a good score is not required; but conscience is" (76). In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, the main character experiences enormous inner turmoil, as he fails to recognize the human tendency to imperfection, or, more strongly, to emphasize the human tendency to err. With his idealistic perception of the world crushed by his father's death and his glorified mother's incestuous remarriage, Hamlet unconsciously throws himself into a reality, in which he develops a deep resentment for humanity and, more specifically, for his mother, the Queen Gertrude. His frustrating disorientation and misunderstanding of his situation are not caused by repressed sexual desires taking control of Hamlet's mind, as Sigmund Freud would have it (119), however, perhaps it is necessity, which forces him to abandon his security , this causes Hamlet to remain paralyzed in his “meditation of inward thoughts” (Coleridge 95), thus precluding his ability to act on his deepest desire to avenge wrongs. When King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet's father, was still alive, the prince. ..... half of the card ...... now; if it is not now/ nevertheless it will come: everything is ready. Since no man, of all that he leaves, knows what it means to leave in time, to leave alone" (5, II, 202-206), Hamlet demonstrates that he has found understanding and satisfaction with himself, because he is having come to terms with the non-idealistic world and reached “tao, the middle way” (Johnson 38) Accepting his new identity as it should be in the context of the entire universe, the prince stopped trying to find everything its own. place, but rather allows the natural order to occur. As a result, he is able to reason and act in harmony with his mind, because he has reached the Grail Castle, the "inner reality, a vision, a poem, a 'mystical experience, and cannot be found in any external place' (Johnson 56). Works Cited: Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Ed. David Bevington. New York: Longman,1997.