Indecision, Hesitation and Delay in Shakespeares Hamlet - Procrastination :: GCSE Coursework Shakespeare Hamlet

villages  Procrastination In William Shakespeares settlement, Hamlets tragic flaw is his procrastination. From the first sentence Hamlet was acted until now, critics have fought over the mind for Hamlets procrastination. some(prenominal) say that the cause is due to Sigmund Freuds theory that Hamlet has an Oedipal Complex, which is his cope for his m different. Others argue that he just never finds the right time to get out the revenge of his fathers murder. The Oedipal Complex theory in regard to Hamlets situation seems more likely because of the tally of times Hamlet has to cancel out Claudius but always fins a reason not to kill him. If it is not the case, then the cause of the procrastination stiff a mystery. There is no reason for Hamlet not to kill Claudius, whom he hates, and was ordered by a higher power to destroy, other than the fact that subconsciously, Hamlet needed Claudius to keep him away from his mother. Hamlet procrastinated nevertheless because of h is fear of intimacy with his mother, knowing that Claudius was the further person separating he and Gertrude. Although Hamlet has a pious duty to avenge his fathers murder, his need for his mother is too strong for him to leave an open pathway to her. He tries to find excuses to postpone his killing Claudius. First, he tries to discover whether or not Claudius really did kill King Hamlet, which gives him some time. After he has convince himself that Claudius is to blame, he attempts to murder him just twice. The first time, he finds Claudius praying, and uses that as a scapegoat so he can again put finish his pious duty. Later when he is alone with Gertrude, he thinks that Claudius is behind the curtains, and kills the human beings there. Unfortunately, Polonius becomes the victim of Hamlets dagger. The only time when Hamlet does not hesitate to carry out his pious duty is when he is in the chamber with Gertrude. Unfortunately by mere coincidence, Polonius is the man behind t he bedroom curtain, not Claudius. Hamlet stabs Polonius instinctively because he is where he truly desires to be, with his mother. This is the only time when Hamlet actually has the courage to try to kill Claudius, therefrom opening the path to Gertrude. All of the other times in the play, Hamlet is either alone or with people who he needs to cross his desire from.