Hamlet: Hamlet Defeated By His Own Flaws :: essays research papers

juncture Hamlet Defeated By His Own Flaws     In William Shakespeares well known tragic play, Hamlet, the maincharacter Hamlet is defeated by his own flaws. These flaws are the killing ofPolonius, the killing of Claudius, and most of all by Hamlet being misled by theGhost. The killing of Polonius is a major flaw of Hamlets because it got himkilled by Laertes. Also the killing of his uncle Claudius was tragic, since hewas his uncle and he made Hamlet precise angry towards his mother. The last andmost noted flaw of Hamlets was him being misled by the Ghost and engaging inhis plan of madness.     The first of Hamlets flaws is the killing of Polonius. The death ofPolonius was an misadventure that shouldnt have happened. Hamlet believed theperson behind the drapery was indeed Claudius. After Hamlet draws his rapier,runs it through the drapes, and kills Polonius. He asks? "Is it the King?" Hethen he is haggard into a heated conversation with his mother, Gertrude, over theshort wait after old king Hamlets death for her to remarry. He says "Almost asbad, good mother, As kill a king, and marry his brother". The major effect ofhis killing of, Polonius, was indeed his death. This ignited Laertes revengeon Hamlet which resulted in Hamlets death.     Just as the killing of Polonious was a tragic flaw of Hamlets, so wasthe killing of Claudius. This flaw of Hamlets which was to be the solo revengeof Claudius brought upon the death of Gertrude, Polonius, and Laertes. Themadness in Hamlet was to be unleashed only on Claudius. Yet Hamlets path ofdestruction killed his mother, she was killed by the poison meant for Hamlet byClaudius. Laertes death was brought on by the killing of Polonius. The duel among Hamlet and Laertes, which was the arranged revenge on Hamlet, was thefinal stand of each.     Although the killings Hamlet carried out were flaws he possessed,another major flaw w as his ignorance in following the Ghost. Hamlet was warnednot to follow the Ghost that there must be some evil in him, but he didntlisten. Both Horatio and Marcellus forcefully try to stop back the prince, buthe will not be restrained.