Hamlet: Hamlet Defeated By His Own Flaws


In William Shakespeare's well known tragic play, Hamlet, the main
character Hamlet is defeated by his own flaws. These flaws are the killing of
Polonius, the killing of Claudius, and most of all by Hamlet being misled by the
Ghost. The killing of Polonius is a major flaw of Hamlets because it got him
killed by Laertes. Also the killing of his uncle Claudius was tragic, since he
was his uncle and he made Hamlet very angry towards his mother. The last and
most noted flaw of Hamlet's was him being misled by the Ghost and engaging in
his plan of madness.

The first of Hamlets flaws is the killing of Polonius. The death of
Polonius was an accident that shouldn't have happened. Hamlet believed the
person 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?" He
then he is drawn into a heated conversation with his mother, Gertrude, over the
short......

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