Essay On Indecisiveness In Hamlet

There are many events, such as the death of the king, that occur in the Hamlet which cause the protagonist and main character Prince Hamlet to experience some changes mentally that will eventually lead to the tragic death of the whole royal family. One of the many issues that Hamlet faces throughout the play is whether or not he should make certain decisions. Throughout Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, it is evident that Hamlet faced conflicts regarding indecisiveness through his actions towards his father’s apparition, Claudius, and himself.
Following the death of the King, Hamlet meets an apparition that resembles his father and he is given one task which is to gain revenge for the murder of his father. With this newfound information, Hamlet’s immediate
Hamlet’s reasoning for not murdering Claudius was because he was praying and he didn’t want to murder him and allow him to go to heaven; however, scholars say Hamlet made the decision to spare Claudius’s life instead of killing him because he wasn’t truly insane and couldn’t actually act in such a cruel way. According to Topchyan, who is a doctor of philology, “Regardless of how we interpret the Prince’s strange words, his failure is evident: once again he tries to represent himself as a decided and pitiless avenger, but this is not proved by action. For not only Hamlet the Human immediately curbs with his next words the savage outburst that had seized him but he also misses the good chance to kill the praying Claudius soon afterwards” (Topchyan 4). This shows how Hamlet has had multiple opportunities to avenge his father, but he continue to make excuses to not murder him: This also shows his indecisiveness towards Claudius and will be one of the many factors that cause the death of the entire royal