In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, the main character Hamlet plays a crucial role throughout the scenes. in act one when he talks to his father’s ghost he is inadvertently setting up the rest of the events of the play. In act two Hamlet acts suspicious of his uncle and sets up a performance about the events he believes have transpired in hopes of catching his uncle feeling guilty. In act three Hamlet reveals to his mother exactly how his father died and who was responsible for his death.
One positive trait for this character is determined to fight for what is right. One way that Hamlet shows determination is by planning to kill his uncle. In act three scene three Hamlet stumbles upon the new king seemingly praying for forgiveness and decides that while this is a perfectly fine time to kill him as no one else is around, it would be unfair because his father was not given a chance to pray for his sins before being murdered.
“Now I might do it pat, now he is praying;
And now I will do’t. And so he goes to heaven,
And so I am revenged. That would be scann’d.
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One example of this is when his college friends, Guildenstern and Rosencrantz show up upon request from King Claudius and Queen Gertrude. “Were you not sent for? Is it not your own inclining?/ Is it a free visitation? Come, deal justly with me./ Come, come! Nay, speak”(2.2.285-288) In this quote you can see that Hamlet has no control over his temper. When talking to two of his old friends he begins to yell at them because he thinks they are being dishonest. Through this quote you can see just how short Hamlet’s temper is. A second example of Hamlet acting impulsively is when he goes to his mother’s chambers to warn her of what her new husband has done, whilst there he hears someone calling for help from behind the arras and decides to stab the person without knowing who it