How Does Hamlet Use Of Hesitation To Kill Claudius

William Shakespeare, a talented bard of the fifteenth century, wrote many sonnets and plays using famous plot devices, many of them that he made up himself. One of his more famous works, Hamlet, is a revenge tragedy that uses the plot devices of hesitation by the hero, suicide, murder, and conspiracy. All these plot devices have a huge effect on the play and contribute to the audience/reader’s experience.

One of the more famous plot devices is Hamlet’s, the hero, hesitation to kill Claudius and take his revenge. This hesitation is due to the external and internal obstacles that Hamlet faces and overcomes throughout the play, such as his grief for his father’s murder and not enough evidence to accuse Claudius. This brings the audience closer to Hamlet’s character and allows them to understand his hesitation and feel for his cause. Not only that but critics would say that Hamlet was a coward
This plot device is used to move along the story and it takes a while before Claudius is finally murdered. The first murder we’re told is Old Hamlet’s murder done by Claudius. This starts the whole play and Hamlet’ revenge plot. Then Hamlet kills Polonius by accident thinking it was Claudius. This makes us feel for Polonius but also see that this whole revenge plot has taken a negative toll on Hamlet. At the end when Laertes dies at Hamlet's hand, the audience feels relief and sadness. When Claudius dies, we feel relief that he has completed his revenge, however when Hamlet dies we feel he died a noble yet sad death.

Conspiracy is another major plot device in Hamlet. There is conspiracy happening between rosencrantz and guildenstern and the king to find out why Hamlet acts the way he does and to stop his mad actions. R&G side with the king to gain his favour by acting close to Hamlet even though they are spying on him for Claudius. There is also a conspiracy between Gertrude and Claudius as they had an affair behind the king’s back even when he was