Hamlet is expected to act on his words. This means that he needs to take action based on what he says. He fails to do so by the end because he is compelled by others. In the play “Hamlet”, it was thought that Claudius would have been killed by Hamlet a lot sooner. This case is called performative utterance (sentences describes given realities and changing the social reality that they are describing). Hamlet finds himself by being self-aware. He overhears what he says and gains knowledge of himself through listening. In the first act Hamlet says, to his father’s ghost, "So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word; it is 'Adieu, adieu! remember me.' I have sworn 't,". Hamlet doesn’t just speak this line; he is delivering a message. The audience/readers