Prince of Denmark: A Hero?

Williams Shakespe ares famous drama isthmustlement, is filled with treachery, revenge, and corruption. The play unfolds as the protagonist, a troubled preteen prince, looses his father to the hand of his uncle. At the same time, his of late widowed mother marries this uncle becomes new pouf of Denmark. After encountering his fathers ghost, young sm completely town dedicates himself to avenge his fathers murder. barely although at the beginning he seems sure of what hes set out to do, his many flaws start to show thought out the story. He begins constantly struggling in a battle with his judicial decision, and delays operationion by finding reasons to avoid his duties.He also builds up many emotions on his mothers marriage, and looses faith on solely women. He becomes uninterested in t peerless and sees no meaning of it. Hes unable to act, to think intelligibly, to love, to build a more than than more meaningful life and hides himself in his own thoughts. He come aboutl y was non a fit hero, for he was a passive, self-destructive, misogynist wimp. Hamlet can be portrayed as uncertain. He is unclear most whether to avenge the death of his father, or only mourn his absence hardly rec all over and let go. He conveys a feeling of ambiguity in his soliloquies, by fearing condemnation for himself.In act one he first base brings out doubts to the highest degree this fathers ghost, adage The spirit that I generate seen whitethorn be the devil. Ma male monarch this a quick excuse he continues saying the devil being so strong has abused him in his impuissance and melancholy ( deuce-ace, 2, Pg137). He continues to doubt his ability to obey the ghost, for he is simply a coward. He confesses hes dull and claims he cannot take action because his nature is a passive one. As the play goes on, Hamlet still does not find the motivation to continue his plan. He compares himself to the player of a king passionate about Hecuba, when it doesnt mean much to him because hes acting.He says, Yet I, a lazy and miserable rascal, mope about like Johnny Daydreams, lacking(p) inspiration for my cause, and unable to say a word. No, not even on behalf of a king who was damnably murdered. (II, 2, Pg135). The prince of Denmark later begins to convince himself that the ghost was truly his father and is determined to follow the ghosts commands. But in order to obscure the king, he thinks of attempting to act only when cannot actually bring himself into action. In act III, scene 2, Hamlet decides to go on to kill King Claudius and hold justice once and for all.But at the next scene he talks himself out of character and does not kill the king. Apparently the king was praying in church and he decided not to kill him because he would go to heaven. So much for my revenge . He delays and intends to do the routine when King Claudius is drunk asleep, or in a rage, in crawl in indulging in incestuous pleasures, blaspheming while playing a game, or invol ved in some activity that has no trace of Gods buy spur in it. (III, 3, Pg187). Hamlets actions are decelerate whenever the situation is not perfect. He goes back and forth, and only kills Claudius when hes almost force to before his own death.Another one of Hamlets flaws is his lack of contempt for life. After his uncle Claudius murdered his brother, Hamlets father, hed knew it was for the power and hand of the queen. His fashion turns morbid and depressed. His mind suffered and he was looking at death as the dream of something better than his troubled life. To live or not to live. That is the issue. Is it more noble to endure the blows of fickle fortune, or to fight against overwhelming betting odds and overcome them? (III,1,Pg143). Hamlet is much tired of feeling sorrow over his murdered father and anger towards his mother.But as he contemplates suicide, he wonders and worries about what and where he would go after death. He keeps in mind Christian beliefs of damnation and st ill sees death as something unknown and feared. But hes constantly wishing he didnt have to go on. I have lost my good spirits, dropped all form of exercise. Indeed, I feel so depressed that this beautiful structure the earth seems to be a worthless lump of rock. (II, 2, Pg117). He not only hates his life plainly the origination that surrounds him has no meaning. He even calls his home Denmark, where he is prince, an unweedened garden of things tell and gross in nature(I, 2, Pg00).After coming back from his place to England, Hamlet encounters a gravedigger and learns hes digging the grave for Ophelia. It makes him feel very irate and confused, and after learning about the life of some of the deceased at the graveyard, changes dramatically his spots towards death. He goes from feeling troubled and fearful of the unknown, into a soulfulness aware of the reality of death. Hamlet becomes obsessed with it and its effects. In act III hes able to discuss death openly, and when he k illed Polonius by mistake he had no sympathy or remorse.Same happened when he sends to kill Rosencratz and Guildenstern believe they brought it upon themselves. He shows numbness to all death around him and death itself. He comes to a conclusion that no matter who you are and how important you are, everyone ends up buried exactly the same way. Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returned to stud, the dust is earth, of earth we make loam,(V, 1, Pg273) This way of thinking helped him accept Laertes duel knowledgeable what might be his faith. Being prepared for death is what matters whats so bad about an early death? (V, 2, Pg295). During the entire play, Hamlet shows a negative view towards the women in his life as well. He feels that both his mother Gertrude, and devotee Ophelia have betrayed them through their actions. His relationship with his mother isnt the best because even though he loves her, hes still angry that she didnt mourn his father and married his uncle so quickly after his death. He feels she has betrayed booth him and his father, he also sees it as immoral and disrespectful. He feels she, as well as all char are dependent on men in any case much, are too weak, and cannot think for themselves.He calls them brainless beasts who Know well enough what bewray s they make of men. (III, 1, Pg149). He begins to feel disgusted with marriage and sexuality Imagine Living in the stinking sweat of a sebaceous bed, wallowing in corruption, flirting and making love in that disgusting stye (III, 4, Pg197). Hamlet does not understand how men could stand having women around them at all. His mother obviously shaped greatly his view on all women. He e in particular let out all these feelings when he encounters his young love Ophelia. He says harsh things to her and treats her as if she was much more outclassed to him.He tells her all women are whores, and all women, including her, who seem pure at bottom are full of corruption and sexual des ires. Ophelias father also gets offended as hes called a fishmonger, because he ordered his daughter to spy on Hamlet. Hamlet doesnt trust Ophelia, even though shes unendingly willing to discover to him. He thinks hes got women all figured out I know all about your cosmetics. God has given you one face, and you must make yourselves another. You wriggle and mince, you put on fancy voices, you use fashionable words, and pretend your affections are natural(III, 1, Pg149).But in the mist of his rage, he failed to see that Ophelia always defended him and loved him despite his brutality towards her. Not only was he passive, suicidal and misogynist, but he often showed he was a wimp. Hamlet delayed his revenge for so long, making several excuses when he had a clear chance to kill his uncle. Also, he simply did not confront him, but organized a play to set him up on what he called a mousetrap. But this only delayed his actions even more. My eye will be revered on his face, later well co mpare notes perspicacity his demeanor. (III, 2, Pg157).He showed to be afraid of Claudius, because everything he does is not direct. Hamlet was specially a wimp when he goes to confront his mother, and he notices that someone is hide behind the curtains but cannot make out who it is. Thinking it might be Claudius, he stabs him with his sword. But the person behind the curtains was Polonius, Ophelias father. You wretched rash, intruding fool- farewell. I thought you were the king. Accept your bad luck. (III, 4, Pg193). His actions were very cowardly because he didnt coming the king directly, but behind the curtain where one cannot see the fight coming.Young Hamlet may had been a prince by birth but not by actions. He also wasnt fit to be a hero, because his many flaws could not allow him to develop a admirable personality. It cant be denied that his situation was harsh and that it could bring sorrow to anyone in his position. But he should have been able to think and express hims elf more rationally, instead of streamlet endlessly around the same circle of insecurity. His lack of strength affected not only himself but all members of the court and friends. Upon his death he was given memorial like a soldier, even though he lived like a coward, without love, pride or happiness.