In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. There are multiple instances in which characters are subjected to grapple with decisions made in the past and how to cope with the way their surroundings have changed due to it. The character this essay will be focused on will be Hamlet son of the slaughtered King Hamlet, Hamlet undergoes large tragedies throughout the play and his reactions to these events are grandiose in scale and normally quite rash and sudden. Shakespeare utilizes these tragedies as a way to invoke chaos throughout the play and even create additional tragedies. Prime examples of these reconcilements due to past uncertainties are: The killing of Polonius in a anger and suspicion induced accident, The death of Ophelia and how he …show more content…
Ophelia becomes so struck by relentless grief she deems her life to be stuck in a world of permanent pain and without her father, lover or even brother she commits the cardinal sin of self slaughter. This repercussion of his murderous act creates turmoil and distress within young Hamlet, he begins to feel near guilt towards the ending of Ophelia’s life. He chooses to attempt to right what he has done by attending the funeral of Ophelia, this funeral is also attended by Laertes. Laertes and Hamlet begin to fight and ultimately Hamlet throws himself in her grave and says he would rather die than live his current life and creates greater tension with Laertes than before. This choice made by Hamlet to further anger Laertes, instead of attempting to solve the negative outcomes of his prior decisions creates large upcoming problems for Hamlet in latter scenes. Hamlet’s personal choice to treat Ophelia with such disregard and mediocrity was able to drive Ophelia to the point of near madness, the compiled stress grief and anger over Hamlet taking her father’s life was too much to take and lead to her committing suicide. Hamlet’s way of reconciling with what occurred was to display his grief and anger in front of her funeral procession and thusly further anger Laertes, a decision needing reconcilement as the play continues. The inability to predict the outcomes of his impulsive actions play a key role in the action and constant chaos experienced by the characters in the