Hamlet: Finding Courage to Die Based on William Shakespear's "Hamlet"
In William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" we see a young man paralyzed with
grief over his father. So much so that he is believed to have gone mad. Hamlet
is such a complex character that one must look deeply to find what drives him.
Did he really have the courage to kill the king or was it madness? Hamlet's
character will be illuminated by explaining both soliloquies and finally Hamlet
himself.
"To be, or not to be, …
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…his father, and ultimately his family.
The plays tragic ending is just more proof that Hamlet was bound by his
own ethics to avenge his fathers wrongful death. Hamlet's character traits are
very deeply ingrained and he does what he must to keep those traits from being
exploited by what he sees as unethical people.
Works Cited
Shakespear, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Introduction to Literature. Ed.
Beaty, Hunter, Paul. New York: W.W. Norton, 1995. 1306-1405.
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