Why Is Hamlet Guilty Of Thinking Too Much

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In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark many people have said that Hamlet is guilty of thinking too much, and many issues support that idea. Some occasions in which he is thinking too much greatly delay what he wants to accomplish and end up resulting in his ultimate demise. His main point that he wished to accomplish was to kill Claudius, but unfortunately, his obsession became so great that he spends more time thinking about it than actually following through with the action. Everything that he does he feels that he has to have the perfect plan and then he continues to revise the plan. Another supporting point that he thinks too much is the fact that there is obvious romance with Ophelia that could go so much further, …show more content…

Throughout this drama, Hamlet frequently carries off in rants of thought, unable to make a definite decision and carry out the action. One of the main basis for him taking the time to think about his possible actions is that he wanted to be able to prove that Claudius was guilty. That is the reason why he set up for the play to be enacted by the visiting players in a play that he must have very quickly composed in such a short time. Through many different evaluations and what finally comes to the decision that he must stop thinking and hesitates so often. This realization comes way too late as when he does take immediate action in this situation it results in him killing Polonius when he thought it was Claudius instead. This further sets him back in being able to make the decision of being able to act upon issues quicker rather than overthinking them. Hamlet does have a conviction, but he knows what he wants to accomplish and is not just cautious in how he carries out his plan of action because he wants to do it the right way. This seems to make him paranoid about his decisions, and he starts to overthink and be overly cautious of the situations that he

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