In this play, Hamlet is faced with extremely hard situations to cope with. The play basically opens with him losing his father and his uncle marrying his mom. For a young boy to have to cope with this turn of events shows a great deal in its self. After Hamlet speaks with the ghost of his father, he is faced with the request of his father to avenge his death. After all that he is faced with Hamlet has to juggle the fact that his uncle murdered his father and his mother married him shortly there-after and his friends not being able to know about the real way his father died can take an extreme toll on his sanity. After all this being said and took in consideration, Hamlet makes a mistake and kills Polonius thinking he was Claudius. At the duel between Hamlet and Laertes Hamlet says something that shows the meaning of a hero, “Hamlet agrees to fight, saying that “all’s ill here about my heart,” but that one must be ready for death, since it will come no matter what one does.” This quote shows that no matter what happens in the proceeding moments Hamlet is doing something that his heart desires, and something he feels right. It doesn’t always have to be the right thing being done, but something makes you a hero to yourself. Hamlet also displays traits showing the thought of a hero; when before the duel…
Hamlet is about Prince Hamlet’s misperceptions that women are morally Corrupt. Hamlet’s misperceptions originate from Gertrude’s inappropriate behavior and ignorance and Ophelia’s malleable behavior, and throughout the play Hamlet is rude and cynical to the two main female characters. Hamlet makes a sweeping generalization based on his Mother Gertrude and Ophelia that all women are morally corrupt, and in doing so he demonstrates a lack of trust in Gertrude that contributes to his madness and leads him to more trouble.…
A hero is defined as the main character of a literary work who combats adversity through impressive qualities of ingenuity and bravery, often sacrificing his or her own personal concerns for those of the greater good.…
Perceptions and understanding of Shakespearean language evolve as time passes. It is reasonable to believe that Laertes is more of a tragic hero than Hamlet. In order for this to be seen effectively, a comparison must be made between Laertes and Hamlet. In the play Hamlet, Laertes is a character who grabs the audience's attention. His devotion to succeed, despite disadvantages is both motivational and tragic situations, is inspirational to some extent. His portrayal as the antagonist is very effective in conveying the message that, the easy way may not always be the right path to pursue. In the end, people are accountable for their own actions. To Laertes, the urge to avenge a loved ones death was worth taking, and is understandable in all cultures. One must remember that Laertes is not only after revenge, but also after loyalty to avenge. If Laertes were to take revenge on Hamlet, this would show only that he is interested in satisfying his own needs. However, by performing these acts in the name of loyalty, Laertes is ensuring that his father Polonius does not die in vain. Laertes can be thought of as more of a tragic hero than Hamlet due to greater loss in his fall, the fact that he is optimistic, his nobility and him showing a tragic flaw.…
He frustratingly remarks that “conscience does make cowards” (129). When he says this, it is not something he actually believes: he is mocking society for this absurd mindset. As a modern man who wants a plan of action before jumping into any decisions, Hamlet makes the choice to mentally deal with his troubles versus physically taking up arms against Claudius. He knows this is the right decision: he needs to consider how Gertrude would react, what this would mean for his relationship Ophelia, what his father would want him to do, and whether or not he really wants to be king. All these voices in Hamlet’s head, his “conscience,” are working together to devise a thoughtful plan that would minimize hurt feelings, physical threat, and guilt. However, according to the rest of medieval society, this makes Hamlet a “coward”—a lame, wimpy loser who is too scared to face danger and make a name of himself. In the 15th century, when an opportunity presented itself, men were supposed to take it without second thought. Waiting to act was the equivalent of inaction, and inaction was the equivalent of being a timid and frail daffodil. Men needed to use their swords before their brains to fit the bold, swashbuckler image. Hamlet knows this is not philosophically right, and he prefers to take his time in the decision-making process…
A hero is someone who cares about other people's lives than their own. Many people can call themselves a hero but don’t act like a hero. For example, in the book The Odyssey by Homer, the main character Odysseus is sailing with his men after the Trojan War, and he sees himself as a hero. On his way home from the battle a terrible storm had hit that was made by Zeus, the god of all gods, and his way home was turned into an adventure. Odysseus’ actions on the adventure makes his a very disrespectful guy, that caused his own imprisonment because he invaded Polyphemus’ cave and stayed, when he didn’t tell his men about Scylla and Charybdis when they were approaching them, and the fact that he let his men eat the sun god’s, Helios’, cattle.…
Hamlet is a tragic hero in the true sense of terrible event because he died trying to complete his goal of avenging his father. He is a tragic hero who asked Horatio to let his story be known of how he saved Claudius but, in the process, lost everything he loved, including his own life on one level people might not believe completely he is a tragic hero because he did not die at the hands of Claudius. Instead, he died at the hands of Laertes through Claudius's dishonest actions. Hamlet might have been a more tragic hero if he had died at the hands of Claudius while fulfilling his prophecy to avenge his father's death. Hamlet flaws did not discourage him to give up and he accomplish his end goal which makes him a tragic hero. King Oedipus is…
In the play Hamlet, written by Shakespeare, the main character Hamlet is often described as a hero. There are 6 criterion for a Shakespeare play to be considered a tragedy; the hero is a man of outstanding quality, the hero has a tragic flaw, the hero’s downfall is a result of his own choice, the audience has a “sad sense of wasted human potential”, the hero has an increase in awareness and a gain in self knowledge, and the audience experiences a cycle of good and bad emotions towards mankind. Hamlet is a great example of a tragic hero, one of his greatest attributes is also his biggest downfall.…
Hamlet and his failure to act had many consequences that eventually led to his own death. Hamlet’s cowardly behavor is very similar to the character in the poem “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”. Hamlet and the character in the poem were both coward and failed to act. While Hamlet’s failure to act is much different to other characters in literature such as in “Mulan”. When Mulan acted quickly, the results were beneficial in contrast to Hamlet who had failed results because he did not act. Hamlet’s failure to act ended his life. Mulan acting on her courageous belief gained pride and honour even though she was a girl and was looked down upon. Hamlet was a coward and that led to many consequences, which as a result led to his…
"Hamlet shows us no admirable human relationships." Discuss, supporting your views with detailed evidence from the play.…
Some will say Hamlet is just a regular man who becomes corrupted and evil throughout the play. Hamlet comes off as a villain. He acts to fate in a way a normal, non-heroic character would act. The emotions that he shows are much more intense than physical appearance. With heavy emotions Hamlet takes on the thoughts of suicide, which most people would say is a hero less act. If we look at the play once more, the actions he took were not just for him; he did it for a man he loved, his father. Can we not say that he suffered much more than he should have to bring justice? Hamlet is a selfless…
c.. Hamlet was able to keep his suicidal thoughts at bay and even though he did not exact complete revenge he was able to avenge his father’s death keeping his loyalty in tack…
Hamlet’s struggle between his rationale and primordial instincts causes his constant turmoil and lack of decisiveness. His state of mind spurs out of control in the wake of his father’s death and his mother’s rapid remarriage. Yet his real turmoil begins when the ghost of his father reveals to Hamlet the truth regarding his father’s death. Hamlet’s mind becomes all consumed with the thoughts of revenge: “and thy commandment all alone shall live within the book and volume of my brain” (Act 1, Scene 5). Yet, though his first instinct is to seek revenge, Hamlet’s character at this point in the play is one of virtue and integrity, fearing the consequences of his actions. For now, Hamlet is ruled by his logical rationale.…
Heroes do not succumb to temptation or doubt; they know what is good and overcome the evil forces. However, Hamlet doesn’t quite meet this. That is why Hamlet is considered an “Anti-Hero”, which is a protagonist who has many flaws such as greed, pride, or a lack of care. In Hamlet’s case he lacks ambition, and can also be quite rude. For example he treats Ophelia quite poorly, even though she didn’t really deserve it. Hamlet is very intelligent, which is a positive characteristic in most cases, for Hamlet though he over thinks everything to a point that he never reaches decisions. He takes the change in his family poorly but doesn’t defend himself until the end when his inner turmoil may have caused him to go insane. Only when he is mad does he act quickly and when he does he ends up stabbing and killing Polonious, which Hamlet did not intend to do. Afterwards Hamlet shows no remorse, which seems much more like a villain than a hero, but for all his bad deeds he puts the blame on the world and not on himself, not taking responsibility for his actions. Towards the end of the play, Hamlet becomes ruthless; arranging the death of his childhood friends, killing Laertes, Claudius, and Polonious, and not blaming himself for it all. This reveals a lack of empathy, for Hamlet kills many and says it is the will of God and he isn’t bad because of it; when Claudius kills his brother Hamlet doesn’t think that it was God’s will when Claudius kills someone, Hamlet gives himself religious excuses but does not apply the same rules to others which is a double standard. All this reveals that though Hamlet is the protagonist, he isn’t a hero, even possessing at times more villainous traits than heroic ones. Hamlet’s polarizing personality is made clear when Hamlet is the protagonist, however if examined from the point of view of other characters, Hamlet’s role would change…
At this point Hamlet is daring someone to defend the king front of him, because Hamlet is doe hid behind the faces of doubt. Hamlet has revenge in his heart that can only be held by justice. Justice for Hamlet is like “an eye for an eye” or a massacre for the murderer. The coward was left behind and forgotten, for Hamlet has a mission or bloodshed for the vengeance of his father’s death. Word may e a wicked weapon against the foolish, but he now has passion, anger, device powers, bloodshed, and eloquent word play as his means of weaponry.…