Monday, May 14, 2012

Hamlet: Hamlet's Dilemma.



     I agree with Hamlet's hesitation to kill Claudius because it is justified. Hamlet carefully plans Claudius's murder so it is not done in vain. Hamlet believes that if he kills Claudius while he is confessing his sins, he will go to Heaven. This was something his father was unable to do. For this reason, in order for Hamlet to truly avenge his father's death, he must kill Claudius after he has committed a sin.        
       
       In my opinion, Hamlet's hesitation also supports his saneness. If Hamlet was mad, he would have killed Claudius the first chance he got. Instead he thought the murder through and ultimately, for the moment, decided against it.