ius to the courtiers on the bases of a vision. After all, Claudius was the king and to kill him was treason. Hamlet also does not know what is his mother position on these events. Gertrude married Claudius only two months after the death of Hamlets father death; she might have been an accomplice. Due to these doubts Hamlet can not trust his own mother. His relationship with Ophelia is just as turbulent. She refused to meet him; she helped the king spy on him, and indirectly by killing herself she brings Laertes to seek revenge on Hamlet. So shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause, and, in this upshot, purposes mistook falln on th inventors heads.( V ii 382-387) Hamlet is marked not by strength of will or even of passion but by refinement of thought and sentiment. His indecisive character presents an obstacle in the realization of his contrivances. By over analyzing any possible action he might take, Hamlet often finds a reason impeding from taking any significant action. When and if he took any of those actions they were too late. Hamlet finds himself making the least worse decision, due to the fact that there is no clear right decision to take. The intricacies of the plots add to Hamlets desperation and indecisiveness. Hamlet is real; one can identify with him. The uncertainty his of life provides no clear path, but rather a rugged and confusing road. Many times there is no right answer. He must use his discrimination to choose the best possibility. Hamlet, unfortunately, lacks this ability. The quintessence of Hamlet tragedy is basically expressed in these words (ironically belonging to Hamlet himself): Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave that I, the son of a dear father murdered, prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, must like a whore unpack my heart with words( II ii, 583-586) ...
