Hamlet
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, is one of the best known tragedies in literature. Hamlet, is charged by the spirit of his father to avenge his wrongful death. Previously unaware of any foul play in the death of King Hamlet, Hamlet becomes suspicious for the ghost said that “the serpent that did sting thy father’s life/ Now wears his crown.” (Act I sc.v 46-7) He must now take revenge on his uncle Claudius to let the disturbed spirit rest in peace. It would seem to most people that this is a rather simple task to execute, but it proves to be the single most difficult thing for Hamlet to do in the play. His inanition in murdering Claudius stems from his great cowardice. Many people believe that the main reason that Hamlet takes so long to kill Claudius is that he is constantly contemplating his morals. Samuel Taylor Coleridge would have you believe that the reason for the inaction is caused by “endless reasoning and hesitating- constant urging and solicitation of the mind to act, and constant escape from action.” Here we have poor young Hamlet, mourning the death of his father and now must kill his uncle. His conscience is preventing him from taking any action to send
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Approximate Word count = 1377
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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