In The Time Of The Butterflies And Hamlet Reaction Essay

To begin, in both Hamlet by William Shakespeare and In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the theme of action vs. inaction is prevalent. People's choices to act or not act can have serious consequences, and in both works, characters make choices that result in death and tragedy. This essay will analyze the causes of action and inaction in the two works, and examine the consequences of such choices. It will argue that love can cause people to act, while fear can cause people not to act, and that in both works, inaction has serious consequences.
To continue, love is a powerful motivator that can cause people to act, even when the stakes are high. In In the Time of the Butterflies, Mate joins the revolution because she falls in love with Leandro Guzman. This love gives her the courage to fight for what she believes in, and ultimately to give

In Hamlet, the deaths of almost all of the major characters can be traced back to Hamlet's inaction. Had he acted sooner to take revenge on Claudius, many of the tragic events that occurred could have been avoided, Fortinbras states”"Let four captains carry Hamlet like a solider onto the stage. He would have been a great king if had the chance to prove himself. Military music and military rites will speak for his heroic qualities. Pick up the corpses. A sight like this suits a battlefield, but here at court it shows that much went wrong."(5.2.497-403). In the Time of the Butterflies, the failure of Dede and others to act and join the revolution leads to the downfall of the sisters and the eventual success of the brutal dictatorship, It states "Our bravery was like the earth, which holds on to the rain, the rivers, and the oceans, but in the end is no match for the forces of nature that can wash it all away”(Alvarez 322). The consequences of inaction are clear, and both works demonstrate the need for action in the face of