Hamlet As A Victim Of His Own Humanity

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a complex story of revenge, the lack of love, and the “madness” of Hamlet. Hamlet is a victim of his own humanity. The decisions he must make, make him human, and his indecisiveness makes him a man. His father’s ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his death, and Hamlet’s procrastination to do so adds to his humanity. “What we have in Hamlet is the exploration and implicit criticism of a …showed first 75 words of 524 total…

…showed last 75 words of 524 total…he must suffer what all humanity suffers from, a conscience. This led to his ultimate, yet victorious end. Hamlet was a respected and loved man. Fortinbras said “For he was likely...To have proved most royal.” Hamlet’s humanity brought Hamlet to his tragic death. Hamlet’s humanity is also what helped make Hamlet a masterpiece, T.S. Elliot I believe said it best when he proclaimed Hamlet to be the “Mona Lisa of literature”.