Hamlet is one of the best known plays by Shakespeare, but what makes Hamlet such a tragic hero? Hamlet is consistent of many flaws that include him to be a tragic hero from the very beginning of the play which lead him to his own death with few others beside him. One of the flaws is taking action, while the other flaw is by acting instantly rather than thinking thoroughly for a reasonable plan. Hamlet's involvement in events has been the catalyst of many suicides, including his own as he enacts his revenge for is biological father throughout the play. Over the scenes of the play, Hamlet would slowly notice his weakness of character, which lead to the famous quote by Shakespeare; “ to be or not to be”. Hamlet is constant of two extraordinary …show more content…
Since Hamlet found out about Claudius killing King Hamlet, Hamlet’s real father, King Hamlet’s ghost came back to speak to Hamlet, his son, about avenging him. Ever since these series of events that lead to Polonius death and Ophelia's death, creating a need of revenge for both characters by Learties. When Ophelia is being buried, both Laertes and Hamlet went one-on-one with each other; confessing the true love for Ophelia. Hamlet mentions in the play; “I loved Ophelia: forty thousand brothers Could not, with all their quantity of love, Make up my sum. What wilt thou do for her?”(shakespeare 5.1 275-277). This explains that Hamlet really, truly loved Ophelia. Which expressed how he realized how guilty he feels, gaining sympathy from the …show more content…
Normally known for the series of events that leads to the hero’s unfortunate death. Laertes plans to duel with Hamlet, who will have a dull sword while Laertes with have sharp and poisoned sword. Later on, if the plan does not work. Claudius would deguise a poisonous small ball as a pearl, and dump the “pearl” into a cup for Hamlet to drink. Laertes said in the play; “I'll anoint my sword./ I bought an unction of a mountebank,/ So mortal that, but dip a knife in it,/ Where it draws blood no cataplasm so rare,/ Collected from all simples that have virtue/ Under the moon, can save the thing from death/ That is but scratched withal: I'll touch my point/ With this contagion, that, if I gall him slightly, /It may be death.” (Shakespeare 4.7 143-151) This contributes theoretical thoughts of what will happen next in these series of social