Hamlets depression. They push Hamlet to accept his fathers death and move on with his life. Hamlet hides his feelings about his mother and the king. He should have admitted his hatred for their marriage. While Hamlet is holding back his feelings, he becomes more angered at their attempts to calm him. Gertrude is also aware of Hamlets feelings for Ophelia and uses this as an excuse for Hamlets madness. Hamlet has plenty of time to confess the cause of his madness and thats what he should have done. Instead, Hamlet allows his mother to think he is madly in love rather than tell the truth. After Hamlet delivers his play and sees guilt in his uncle, Gertrude sends for Hamlet. Instead of hurting his mother, he insists on her to tell him the truth. It would have been easier to just go ahead and hurt Gertrude. Also, Hamlet should have acted more swiftly on this, then her confession could have taken place earlier in the play. This could save him from a great deal of pain and leave his thoughts for other problems. Hamlets biggest obstacle in getting even with his fathers murder is Claudius being crowned king. With Claudius being in such a powerful position, Hamlet has to be careful with what he does. Hamlet not only has to kill his fathers murderer, but the king as well. The church was against the wedding from the start and would take Hamlets side. Instead of Hamlet disapproving his mothers wedding and the crowning of his uncle, he just kept silent and randomly through out witty puns like More than kin, less than kind. During the play, Claudius yells, "Give me some light. Away" and Hamlet was sure of his uncles guilt. This was the perfect time for Hamlet to face Claudius. The king was in a difficult state and could have been easily dethroned. Unfortunately, Hamlet decides to speak to his mother instead, thus putting Hamlet in an emotional state of mind and giving Claudius time to re-think his options. Hamlet should have never allowed th...
