Hamlet Is One Of The Key Aspects Of Being Human

One of the key aspects of being human is the ability to change, for better or for worse, over time, usually in response to the events and experiences surrounding an individual’s life. From William Shakespeare’s popular Hamlet, Hamlet’s attitude and actions at the end of the play as compared to those at the beginning contrast marginally as his circumstances and the surrounding events facilitate change. Finally finding purpose within the seemingly meaningless void of life, the prince becomes driven and motivated for the cause of enacting revenge on his late father’s behalf. His devotion however develops into an unhealthy obsession that begins to overwhelm other aspects of his life, eventually leading to an accumulation of failures and loss of …show more content…
Plagued with depression, grief, and complex feelings towards his mother and her decision to marry his uncle, his personality and disposition reach the turning point upon meeting his father’s ghost. Finally finding a purpose to life, to enact revenge on his late father’s behalf, Hamlet becomes passionate and devoted to his cause almost to the point of obsession resulting in rage. The prince carefully analyzes the reasoning and consequences for his actions until he finds the one to be most justifiable and wise. For example, instead of immediately accusing Claudius of murdering the previous king, he devises plans to collect ample evidence for a successful conviction such as gauging his reaction to the play he composed. As achieving revenge against Claudius serves as Hamlet’s primary goal throughout the play it further acts as the deciding factor in every choice he makes; each action he takes is chosen based on the degree to which it with assist his cause. Hamlet changes drastically with this new focus in life, finally finding purpose in what he previously thought was a hopeless void, but the nuance of meaning results in his obsession and eventual descent into …show more content…
The prince’s poor decision making skills and lack of remorse backfire on him, making his goals and desires harder to reach. For example, Hamlet’s frustration results in him chastising Ophelia and, in addition to the accidental murder of her father again due to Hamlet’s impulsiveness, her eventual suicide. Because of his carelessness and lack of focus on other aspects of his life, he prompted the death of his true love. Furthermore, his overwhelming desire to ensure his uncle doesn’t go to heaven in order to achieve the most cruel revenge, Hamlet negates his only opportunity to murder the king as he was alone praying. With his extreme devotion to his goal bombarding his rational thought, Hamlet facilitates his own self-destruction. As his failures accumulate, the prince changes even more drastically, becoming progressively more impulsive and aggressive to the point of accepting a lethal duel with Laertes. Hamlet’s obsessiveness and frustration grow proportional to one another until he reaches the point of madness and his own