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Hamlet's Tragic Flaw
Title: Hamlet's Tragic Flaw
Category: Literature / European Literature
Details: Words: 1055 | Pages: 4.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Hamlet's Tragic Flaw
Hamlet as a Tragic Hero
William Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of the English language, wrote a total of 37 plays in his lifetime, all of which can be categorized under tragedy, comedy, or history. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeare's most popular and greatest tragedy, displays his genius as a playwright, as literary critics and academic commentators have found an unusual number of themes and literary techniques present in Hamlet. Hamlet concerns the murder of the king …showed first 75 words of 1055 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1055 total…Hamlet's irresolution is obvious in his actions after viewing the emotion of the actors, after his third soliloquy, in his fourth soliloquy, and in his indecisive pursuit of revenge for his father's death. Hamlet was able to avenge his father's death, but his own death due to his irresolution labels him as a tragic hero. The Tragedy of Hamlet masterfully shows how the inability to act, however noble the intentions, can be detrimental to character.
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