Perhaps if Claudius had not delayed his efforts to kill Hamlet, he might have been able to maintain his position as ruler; but the King “was such a nice man, in a way, that he decided to defer the action”
He is constantly questioning himself and his actions, and he is unable to escape his own thoughts. He says, "I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; / Am an attendant lord, one that will do / To swell a progress, start a scene or two" (lines 65-67). This suggests that Prufrock feels that he is not living up to his full potential, and that he is trapped in a role that he did not choose for
Hamlet, who is standing behind the man who murdered his father and married his mother, concludes that he cannot kill Claudius now. He starts
Prompt: What is the cause of the paralysing inaction that plagues both Hamlet and Prufrock? Have you ever been unsure of something? In both Hamlet by Shakespeare and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot Hamlet and Prufrock are unsure of what they want to put into action. Hamlet is wondering if he should kill Claudius. On the other hand Prufrock is deciding if he should ask a girl on a date.
Claudius was caught in the trap that Hamlet set out for him and now Hamlet is ready to be loyal to his father. But little does he know that now Claudius knows that Hamlet is out to get
He starts by clearing up that he is “not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be,” clarifying that he is not destined to be a main character. For the first time in the poem, he notes that he is not a hero and his life has ordinary meaning. He goes on to say he is merely an “attendant lord”, referencing Polonius, a minor character in the play. Prufrock is content with being a minor character as he does not want attention to be drawn to him, and his presumed mistakes will not be as closely scrutinized. With this comparison to Polonius, he is honestly assessing himself and his flaws, admitting he is “obtuse”, “ridiculous”, and sometimes “the Fool”.
Hamlet walks in on him praying. He sees Claudius and realizes that this is his chance to avenge his father. Hamlet is feeling a lot of anger right now, at the same time he feels accomplished, he finally is going to kill the man that killed his father, until he realizes that Claudius has a pure heart now that he confessed. Hamlet decides
Hamlet, however, even with the perfect opportunity, pulls back, because he wants to kill Claudius while he is not saved so he will go to hell and not heaven when he dies. While his excuse for not killing him was not unreasonable, Hamlet yet again proved to be doubtful of his mission, which also puts into question what the hero will gain out of killing Claudius: “Now might I do it pat, now he is praying, And now I'll do 't. [He draws his sword.] And so he goes to heaven, And so am I revenged. That would be scanned: A villain kills my father, and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send To heaven” (3.3.77-83). Sure, he will be dead, but maybe death will be too quick for what he had done, perhaps death will not make him suffer.
Hamlet starts thinking about different ways of how to make King Claudius feel guilty and kill him to get revenge on King Hamlet’s death.
Prufrock and Hamlet are similar in their indecisiveness and fear of the undiscovered country, which is rooted in their pasts. Prufrock and Hamlet are both indecisive. Prufrock’s indecisiveness rooted in his toxic relationship, that has caused him to decay emotionally. The emotional decay is symbolized by
Claudius then sent Hamlet to England to get killed but he is captured by pirates and he changes the letter and actually tells the King of England to kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet then arrives back in Denmark, because of these events, Claudius and Laertes are forced to kill hamlet in a fencing match, Laertes and Hamlet fight and they both end up dying, and so does Claudius and Gertrude and the land is left to Fortinbras.
After this experience Hamlet is conflicted about killing Claudius. He at first has doubts if Claudius is even guilty of killing Hamlet. He sets a play includes a scene that resembles the way that Claudius killed King Hamlet. Claudius leaves the theater at that moment and Hamlet has his confirmation. Even with this confirmation he still hesitates to kill Claudius.
To test Claudius’s guilt, Hamlet adds a scene reenacting the murder of Hamlet’s father. Claudius abruptly leaves the play, and afterward, tries to pray. When Claudius is praying, Hamlet is considering killing him, but decides not to because he wants to kill him in sin so that he does not get a chance at last confession. They also all end up dying later in the story due to a sword fight and poison.
3.3.72-73), Hamlet says, as he is debating whether or not to kill the king as he prays and thinks to himself if he kills him now then the king will just go to heaven because he is praying. Because of him overthinking the murder of Claudius and not taking action at the time he was able to, he had created a domino effect of events. Hamlet finally followed through with his plan after a long time of thinking, but he had killed Polonius. Polonius’ murder led to Ophelia committing suicide and Laertes getting involved and wanting to venge on Hamlet for killing his
Firstly, Hamlet is a play of a man by the name of Hamlet, whose father was murdered by Claudius, his uncle. Claudius murdered the king by pouring poison in his ear to claim the throne for himself. Hamlet is then told by a ghost to murder Claudius for revenge, and he struggles within himself for the length of play whether to do it or not. When Hamlet begins to hesitate it does more damage than good and causes a chain reaction of tragic events, and makes the readers question whether Hamlet is truly sane or not. Claudius’s corruptness begins to show when he uses his authority to order those around him to rid of Hamlet.
