Does Hamlet Outcome Matter Analysis

Does the Outcome Matter? In William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet, the character Hamlet acts before purely on impulse, causing him to behave irrationally. In the start of the play King Hamlet was murdered by his own brother Claudius. Then his son Hamlet saw his late father 's ghost and found out the truth about his father 's death. Hamlet’s mind was set on killing Claudius to get revenge on his father. While plotting to kill his uncle Hamlet, in a fit of rage, stabbed and killed Polonius while he was hiding behind a curtain. After Ophelia found out about her father 's death she became mad and decided that she could take her own life to fix all her pain. Shortly after Laertes discovered his sister killed herself, he wanted to fight and kill

In addition Hamlet also lacks self-control. Dan Ariely tells us that when people lack self control it is like playing a slot machine. The way that it works is sometimes a good thing arises but you have a higher chance of a bad situation occurring. People lacking that self control continue to pull that “lever” and keep either gaining or losing in their life (160). This is just like how Hamlet just kept trying and trying to kill Claudius. He kept trying and trying, but failed continuously. He knew what the ideal outcome was, Claudius dead, and just kept going and going until that happened. Ariely told us about a general rule, he said that if the action will result in a negative outcome right away than this behavior has a less likely chance of occurring, even if the major end goal is what is being strived for (165). Hamlet knew what the outcome would be for killing his uncle and he contemplated it for a while. He knew that the immediate outcome would be bleak but in the long run he thought he would be getting justice for his father 's death, doing

In conclusion throughout the whole book of Hamlet we see the impulsive decisions being made and by using behavioral economics we can explain those. All of the characters at one point or another do not think prior to their actions. The way that Hamlet was primed by his father 's ghost to cast a glimmer of doubt against Claudius threw Hamlet into the deep end. Hamlet then showed that when he is in a fit of rage, or overcome with heavy emotions, he cannot process information and just acts in the heat of the moment. This really portrays society today. We live in the moment and based on what we believe is the truth, we act accordingly. That 's what behavioral economics is all about, the way we really act. Just because one thing is expected from us doesn 't mean we will do it. Do not let emotions