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1、TheReasonsofHamletsHesitationHamletisoneofthefourtragediesbyWilliamShakespeare,believedtohavewrittenbetween1599and1601.Hamletistheimportantprotagonistinthisplay,whoarisestrikingdiscussioninliteraryworld.WhenreferstoHamlet,thereadersmaypaymoreattentiontohischaracters.Andthesignificantcharacterishishe

2、sitationorindecisiveness.Aseveryoneknows,hishesitationleadshimintotragedy,whichmainlymanifestedbydelayingthemurderofClaudius.However,theauthorShakespearedoesntgiveusthereasonwhyhedelaysrevengedirectly,sothispapertriestotalkaboutthereasonsofHamlet,Shesitationfromseveralaspects.Throughouttheplay,Hamle

3、thasmanyopportunitiestoavengehisfathersdeathbykillingClaudius：howevertherewasalwayssomethingthatgiveustheimpressionsomethingisholdingHamletback.TherearemanyreasonsastowhyHamletmightbedelayingtherevenge.OneofHamlet,smanyreasonsastowhyhedelaysthekillingcouldbethathewantstoprovethenatureofghost.Intheop

4、eningscenesoftheplay,theGhostofHamletslatefatherrevea1stohimthetruemeansbywhichKingHamletdied.TheGhosttellsHamletthathisfather,sdeathwascausedbyClaudiuspouringpoisonintohisear.HeexhortsJlamlettoavengethemurder.Hamletthenmakesavowthathewillavengehisfather.Hamletsays;“HastemetoknowtthatIwithwingsasSWi

5、ftMaysweeptomyrevenge.Yetbytheendofthesamescene,hisreluctancetomurderKingClaudiusisevident.Hamletsays：”Thistimeisoutofjoint,0cursedspite,that1waseverborntosetitright.ThissuggeststhatHamletwishedtodeterminethenatureoftheGhostbeforeacting,forhesaysthat*ThespiritIhaveseenmaybeadevil.Sohegetsanideatouse

6、theplayerstogetareadonhissuspect.Hamletaskstheplayerstoperformanactthatroughlyre-enactshowhisfatherwasmurderedtotryandforceareactionoutofClaudius.ThesecondreasonastowhyHamletdelaysthemurder,couldbeheisaChristianorhisreligiousbeliefs,soheisafraidoftheconsequenceastowhatwillcomeafterkilling.Onescenein

7、ActIII,SceneiiiwhereClaudiusisprayingandHamletisconsideringkillinghimthen.NowmightIdoitpat,nowheispraying:andnow11do*t.Andsohegoestoheaven;andsoamIrevenged.Thatwouldbescannd:Avillainkillsmyfather;andforthat,1,hissoleson,dothissamevillainsendtoheaven.IfhekillsClaudius,Hamletmighthavetosuffertheconseq

8、uenceofmurder,whichmightbethathecouldbedamnedtohellorsufferatorturouslifewalkingtheearth.ItcouldbesaidthisisapartoffearplayingabigroleonHamlet.Riskinghislifetoavengehisfathersdeathmightleadtoseriousconsequenceregardinghimself.ThethirdreasonastowhyHamletdelaysthekilling,couldbethathemighthavebeenwait

9、ingfortherighttiming.JustashesaysWhenheisdrunkasleep,orinhisrage,Orintheincestuouspleasureofhisbed;Atgaming,swearing,oraboutsomeactThathasnorelishofsalvationint;hisheelsmaykickatheaven,AndthathissoulmaybeasdamndandblackAshell,wheretoitgoes.Hemayhavebeenplanningthemurderverypreciselysothathedoesn*tge

10、tcaughtandsufferanyconsequences,andClaudiuswouldbesentintohel1directly.AnotherreasonastowhyHamletpostponedtherevenge,couldbethathedidn,twanttohurthismotherGertrude,especiallyafterhisfatherwarnedhimnottohurtherinanyway1willspeakdaggerstoherbutusenon”,thisindicatesHamletsprotectionoverhismother,hewill

11、speakindaggers*talktoherwithasharptonebutusenon*tohurthismother.ItcouldbesaidthatHamletdidrtwanttokillClaudiusbecausehedidn,twanttoseehismothersufferalossofanother1ovedone.Moreover,HamletshesitationisjustifiedbecausehefeelsmorallyobligatedtoprovethatClaudiusmurderedhisfatherbeforejusticecanbecarried

12、out.Hedoesn,twanttokillaninnocentperson.Thiswouldbeaninjusticeonhispart,andtwowrongsdontmakearight.Hamletisalsounsureofotherpeople,sinvolvementintheconspiracyagainsthisfather.Hedoesn,tknowifClaudiusactedaloneorhadhelpinthemurder.HeisdisturbedthathismotherisnowmarriedtoClaudius,justtwomonthsafterhisf

13、ather*sdeath,andisunsurewhethershehadconspiredwithClaudiustokillhisfather.Thiscomplicatesthingsfurther,givingmorereasonforHamlettohesitate.Hamletdelayshisrevengebecauseofhisobsessionwithperfection:inlife,indeath,inrevenge,orinaction,sothathewouldhavenoregrets.Afterall,Uamletwasnotawarriorlikehisfath

14、erandheprobablywasneverputinasituationwherehehadorwantedtoactuallykillsomeone.Hamletwasascholar,sohiseverydaylifewasbasedonthinkingandanalyzingthedifferentsubjectshetookupincollege.Anda11thethinkingHamletwasdoingwasjustanaturalpartofhispersonality,inotherwords,hisbasicsanitykeepshimfromkillingClaudi

15、usquickly.Ingeneral,themostsignificantreasonastohishesitationisthathisowncharacter:indecisiveness.However,thetimeshe1ivedinalsohasanimportantimpactonhim.Concretelyspeaking,helivedinspecialandcomplextimes,inwhichsharpmentalconflictsbetweenfeudalismandhumanismprevail.Ontheotherhand,heshouldtakemanythi

16、ngsintoconsiderationbeforetherevenge.Forexample,hefearstheconsequenceofkilling,hedoubtstheghost,hedoesn,twanttohurthismotherGertrudeandheisarenaissanceprinceanddoesn,tbelieveinviolenceandhewantstomaketherevengeperfect.Allofthesepostponetheprocessoftherevenge.Inotherwords,hishesitationattributestoabovereasons.