Hesitation in Shakespeare's Hamlet

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This research sheds light on the golden age of English literature represented by Shakespeare as one of the most famous and genius playwrights ever in the history of the world.

He is genius of all centuries and Hamlet is Shakespeare's miracle that never happens again.

Genius is like the flash of lighthouse that comes once or twice and fades out forever.

But with Shakespeare, the condition may not be so.

Shakespeare is a genius in all of his works because they are master-pieces and classics; for instance Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth and so on.

In this research, the first part was devoted to give hints about the Elizabethan Period in which the life of Europe was changed and new trends were founded.

There were some explanations about the beginnings of the reign of Elizabeth 1 and what changes she had adopted in the society to make her reign period as a golden era.

She made the history bright because she was educated and well powered by knowledge.

The second part of the research narrates about Hamlet as a human and hero starting by analyzing his psychological reasons behind his situation.

Hamlet, as a character, is a model of idealism whose counterpart is hardly found in the real life.

Being built of such binary oppositions makes him lack equilibrium until his fall and the fall of Denmark at the end of the play.

Hamlet hears the ghosts' orders for revenge to the end of the play.

The third part of the research analyses the hesitation of Hamlet to fulfill his duty as the son of the murdered king.

The holy duty of the son is to take revenge from the murderer.

There were complications because the killer is his uncle, new king and his mother's husband.

This creates an atmosphere oftension and sad incidents and lots of bloody scenes.