Tragedy arises in the Shakespearean play Hamlet as a cloudy mind serves to be an obstacle standing between Hamlet and his revenge. Hamlet pledges to the ghost of his father that he will take revenge; however, a multitude of factors contribute to his delay or hesitation in taking revenge on Claudius, his father’s murderer. These factors aid progressing the plot and dramatizing the play leading to its tragic ending.
Foreshadowed from the beginning, Hamlet’s delay or hesitation comes as no surprise. Hamlet’s depressed state, as well as the introduction of the plot through Hamlet’s dead father’s ghost, serve as a warning sign of his later hesitation or delay to take revenge for his beloved father. These two things lock in stone the later events in the play that will cause Hamlet to have trouble following through with his revenge swiftly.…show more content… Hamlet displays symptoms of Dysthymia such as “diminished interest, physical agitation, and problems in thinking, concentrating, and making decisions” (Myers). Taking revenge efficiently is hindered by Hamlet’s obvious depressed state because depression causes an individual to become indecisive and hesitant. With no doubt, Hamlet’s Dysthymia definitely plays a role in his hesitation or delay in taking revenge.
When they first meet, Hamlet and his father’s ghost converse over the cause of his death (1.5.1-112). In this moment, the ghost makes Hamlet aware of true nature of his death and urges Hamlet revenge him. Hamlet does in fact promise an urgent revenge. However, the ghost foreshadows Hamlet’s future failure to achieve such a hasty
