Hamlet

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up with. This intellectual quality provided a roadblock for ’s taking a quick revenge on Claudius. Nearly all of ’s actions, with the exception of his outburst at Ophelia’s grave, were preplanned and precisely calculated. His inborn thought process prolonged his revenge, and while may have appeared listless with inaction, the wheels in his mind never stopped turning. questioned everything, including the validity of his own father’s ghost, and this questioning slowed down ’s ability to take action. The young prince may have thought too much for his own good at times; he wrestled with many ideas, thoughts, and feelings over the course of the play, delaying any real action until the time, in his eyes, was right.
was very much a perfectionist in revenge. He wanted everything to be perfect, and this caused him to take unusual and unique steps to gain his revenge on Claudius. ’s play within a play, a brilliant scheme in which he caught the conscience of the king, was a prime example of ...

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