How Is Hamlet A Hero
A combination of thoughts and idea’s strung together to create plot, theme, and characters is the basis of a story. Each story contains a character that typically undergoes a series of challenges, both good and bad. In most stories, this character would be considered the protagonist, superhero, or just the main character depending on the type of book. Within the play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is not only the main character, but also a character with many different attributes making him an intelligent, witty, and philosophical character. Hamlet is a character of many different personalities and qualities. One of Hamlet’s most evident qualities would be his ability to make quick decision
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At the moment when Hamlet slays Polonius, he does it out of love by protecting his mother. Hamlet kills Polonius without knowing who is he in order to protect his mother from danger he believes is hiding in her room. “How now, a rat?” (III. iv. 29). Upon his entrance, Hamlet assumes the supposed intruder is a spy and with no second thoughts, he stabs him. Throughout the whole book, Hamlet debates on whether he should kill King Claudius to avenge his father's death, however, in this moment, Hamlet stabs Polonius hoping it would be the king. “Nay, I know not. Is it the king?” (III. iv. 33). Hamlet unknowingly strikes the invader through the tapestry assuming it would be King Claudius so he would have avenged his father’s death without having to feel guilty. Hamlet would feel guilty for killing King Claudius since his mother loves him and it would break him to see himself hurt his …show more content…
Hamlet is a reflective, thoughtful, and philosophical character which ultimately causes him to deeply re-think most situations resulting in his indecisiveness to kill King Claudius. “Contagion to this world. Now could I drink hot blood/ And do such bitter business as the bitter day/ Would quake to look on. Soft, now to my mother (III. ii. 422-425). Similarly, King Hamlet’s ghost appears to speak with his son, Hamlet, regarding his murder which sparks Hamlet’s curiosity. “Haste me to know’t, that I, with wings as swift/ As meditation or the thoughts of love,/ May sweep to my revenge (I. v. 35-37). However, Hamlet still hesitates to take action for the sake of protecting his
At the moment when Hamlet slays Polonius, he does it out of love by protecting his mother. Hamlet kills Polonius without knowing who is he in order to protect his mother from danger he believes is hiding in her room. “How now, a rat?” (III. iv. 29). Upon his entrance, Hamlet assumes the supposed intruder is a spy and with no second thoughts, he stabs him. Throughout the whole book, Hamlet debates on whether he should kill King Claudius to avenge his father's death, however, in this moment, Hamlet stabs Polonius hoping it would be the king. “Nay, I know not. Is it the king?” (III. iv. 33). Hamlet unknowingly strikes the invader through the tapestry assuming it would be King Claudius so he would have avenged his father’s death without having to feel guilty. Hamlet would feel guilty for killing King Claudius since his mother loves him and it would break him to see himself hurt his …show more content…
Hamlet is a reflective, thoughtful, and philosophical character which ultimately causes him to deeply re-think most situations resulting in his indecisiveness to kill King Claudius. “Contagion to this world. Now could I drink hot blood/ And do such bitter business as the bitter day/ Would quake to look on. Soft, now to my mother (III. ii. 422-425). Similarly, King Hamlet’s ghost appears to speak with his son, Hamlet, regarding his murder which sparks Hamlet’s curiosity. “Haste me to know’t, that I, with wings as swift/ As meditation or the thoughts of love,/ May sweep to my revenge (I. v. 35-37). However, Hamlet still hesitates to take action for the sake of protecting his