What Is Hamlet's Problem

The question every man reading Hamlet will ask “What is Hamlet’s problem”? The sad truth is, Hamlets problem is deeper than what the reader can see and simply cannot be pinpointed. Throughout the play, there are multiple situations occurring and Hamlet’s problem is not exact in that given moment in time. His troubles arranges from his father being assassinated by his own uncle and having his mom marry the perpetrator in a hasty wedding to never looking at women the same because of his mother’s lustful ways. Hamlet is full of despondency which begins his journey that seems it’ll never end.
Hamlets thoughts can be jumbled at times and no one can predict what the smart mouth, impudent man will say next. In the beginning of the play, it is believed
The situations he involves himself with is simply are simple situations that he can’t overcome and this tragic flaw dooms him as a fallen hero. As readers, we can easily see that Hamlet is an irrational/ rational kind of character. Hamlet is the kind of character that tends to overthink situations and this can be seen as Hamlets rational side. On the other hand, Hamlet he commits crimes that are not essential such as slaughtering Polonius. On another note, Hamlet never acts on impulse and this is a huge problem because everything that he is about to act upon, he stops to think about what is being done and in which we can see in the first soliloquy. For example, because of Hamlets ability to not to act on impulse, it costs him plenty of opportunities to seek revenge on his uncle for killing Old King Hamlet. When Hamlet sees his uncle praying, he can easily go for the kill but he stops and thinks of the bigger picture that readers couldn’t see unless it’s explained. When you are praying, your sins are instantly forgiven. Hamlet didn’t kill Claudius because he was praying and was forgiven for the sins that he had committed and he couldn’t stand the thought of Claudius going to heaven for the depraved acts he