A reoccurring theme in William Shakespeare’s, “Hamlet”, is that one’s desire for revenge will ultimately place one’s life in peril. Shakespeare presents three significant aspects that attribute to the demise of Hamlet on his desire for revenge. First, Hamlet portrays many instances in which he constantly delays in desire for revenge. Second, throughout the novel, Hamlet commits mistakes that unfortunately affect the people closest to him as well as, himself. Lastly, Hamlet is viewed as a “tragic hero” who contains flaws in his personality and in his course of thought that will evidently, lead to his destruction. In essence, Hamlet is viewed as a hero, however, as a result of his consist delays toward his desire for revenge, coupled with his mistakes that consequently destroyed relationships with people whom Hamlet was closely …show more content…
The first aspect that attributes to the demise of Hamlet on his desire for revenge is his consistent ability to delay his action which is shown when Hamlet has an opportunity to kill Claudius. In Act 3, scene iii, King Claudius viewed “The Murder of Gonzago” that portrays a “dumb-show” in which a man murders a king in his garden, who then marries the murdered kings wife and crowns himself king. Soon after, the “dumb-show” concluded, the players performed the actual play which consisted of the same plot. King Claudius then asks Hamlet for the name of the play, in which Hamlet replies, “The Mousetrap”. Hamlet describes to him that the play is based on actual events that occurred in Vienna. As a