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A 7 page paper discussing Hamlet's personal response to the agonies of morality and over-analysis he suffers as he contemplates the murder of Claudius. No additional sources cited.
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an indecisive nature or by insanity, but by the need to seek revenge in the correct manner. He felt duty bound to bring about justice correctly.
The very fact that Shakespeare never gives the audience an explanation, or even a hint of an explanation for Hamlets inability to execute vengeance throughout so much of
the play lends an air of mystery to it that scholars have debated the merits of for centuries. What can we deduce was his own response to
the agonies he endured while wrestling with the notion that he must murder Claudius and thereby avenge his father? Even Hamlet himself says, "I do not know."
Though it would appear that Hamlet is psychologically prevented from performing the task of revenging his fathers murder, its ultimate source is never disclosed in
the play. On the one hand, the lack of explanation is seen as a flaw of the play; on the other hand, it is seen as creative
genius on the part of Shakespeare. However, no one will ever know if this was Shakespeares intent (which would validate the notion of creative genius) or not.
That is Shakespeares mystery, which he took with him to the grave. However, once the ghost
has made Hamlet aware of Claudius evil, and his mothers own part in it, why is it that he cannot kill Claudius right away and thus avenge his fathers death?
A possible explanation is that Hamlets original purity of soul is so sickened by the evil he has suspected, experienced, and uncovered within his own family that he becomes someone
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