Something was definitely rotten in the state of Denmark! The king was dead of a terrible murder, a betrayal from his own brother, and young Hamlet was enraged with a sense of needing to seek revenge, which came with his fathers You might think that this sort of revenge wouldcome in the form of a crime of passion; something that wouldbe quick and bloody. This was not the case in ShakespearesHamlet, as the young prince unexpectedly drew out his plansfor revenge over a large amount of time due to his ownweakness of numbness. Hamlet was full of big ideas andintentions, but he failed to act and to carry out the deedof revenging the death of his father by killing Claudius.Hamlet had his reasons for not acting. I think that partlyhe wanted it to be unexpected. Hamlet was definitely asmart guy, and throughout the play it seemed as thougheverything was premeditated. He did nothing on a whim. Ithink this was another reason for Hamlet prolonging a quickrevenge on Claudius. Nearly all of Hamlets actions, withthe exception of his outburst at Ophelias grave, werepreplanned. Although Hamlet was never quick to action, hewas always thinking aloud and giving those long speeches. He probably thought too much for his own good at times. Hewrestled with many ideas, thoughts, and feelings over thecourse of the play, delaying any real action until the timewas right.Hamlet was a perfectionist in revenge. He wantedeverything to be perfect, and this caused him to takeunusual steps to gain his revenge on Claudius. Hamlets playwithin a play caught the conscience of the king. Hamlet didnot only want to kill his fathers murderer; he wanted tosend him to an eternal punishment of damnation. This causedHamlet to move slowly and carefully in his revenge.Hamlets delay of vengeance was necessary in order forhis ideal revenge to come about. Unfortunately Hamletsideal plans never came to be. Hamlets choice to remainidle didnt cause, but certainly helped bring a d...
