Hamlet

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I want to create a solid thesis about the internal struggles and external circumstances on why hamlet delays his revenge. help anyone? preferrably 4 reasons (2 each) thanks!

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

First, please tell us your thoughts about this.

What is it in the play that has led you to consider a thesis about this?

Clive

Enjoi7447 · Answer

After carefully looking through my notes i've decided that I want to base my thesis on hamlet's internal struggles for revenge. tell me what you think about this:

Hamlet is delayed by internal character traits because he is immature, insane, indecisive and ....

I'm having trouble finding a 4th. any quotes can help too

Clive · Answer

Hi,

. . . and introspective ?

Do you really consider insanity a character trait? I don't. It's more serious than a mere trait.

And do you really think that Hamlet is insane? Most critics consider that he is just pretending to be mad.

Clive

Enjoi7447 · Answer

so what would be a trait that can explain hamlet's behavior? i would consider hamlet insane based on the fact that he was the only one who was able to communicate with the ghost and that he was the only one who can see him when he was in the room with his mother. Wouldn't pretending to be mad be considered to have insane tendencies ? As for the other struggles, i can talk about hamlet being indecisive because he did not want to kill claudius when he was praying because he's afraid that he will be sent to heaven. another would be that he did not want to hurt his mother and have her go through another dead husband. as far as immaturity, I will discuss how he behaves during 'Mousetrap' and how he treats polonius throughout the play.

Enjoi7447 · Answer

how about this: Hamlet is delayed by internal character traits because he is immature, indecisive, impulsive and obsessed.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

OK, see how that works for you.

I hope you are going to use correct capital letters in your essay.
eg Hamlet.

Clive

Enjoi7447 · Answer

I'd like to say thanks but you were no help at all.

4444mv · Answer

Through out the play, Hamlet has many opportunities to avenge his father's death by murdering Claudius; however we have the impression something is holding Hamlet back. It could be said that Hamlet fears the consequence of killing, or maybe he doubts the ghost. It could be said that Hamlet didn't want to hurt his mother Gertrude or maybe to the fact he is a renaissance prince and doesn't believe in violence.

One of Hamlet's many reasons as to why he delays the killing could be that he is afraid of what will come after killing. Hamlet is quite religious seeing that he fears his fate. He thinks: "A villain kills my father, and for that, I his sole son do this same villain send to Heaven." This shows the audience that Hamlet is religious and that he fears the result of killing, Hamlet knows that if he kills Claudius while he prays, Claudius will go to Heaven, and Hamlet will have to suffer the sin of killing.

One could say that Hamlet delays the revenge due to fear and anxiety of getting caught and fears what the consequence of what might awaits him if he proceeds with the killing. However one may disagree and say that Hamlet delays the killing due to his troubled deep thoughts and by over analyzing everything he knows that what he is doing is a mistake; one may say that this shows Hamlet to be a deep poetic renaissance thinker who simply doesn't believe that violence is a good solution.

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