Hamartia is a fatal fault in hero's character which leads
to his tragic end. In case of Hamlet ,his tragic death is the result of a fatal fault in
his own character. In the play we see that Hamlet gets many chances to kill Claudius but
he thinks a lot about whether to kill him or not.And everytime his noble and philosophic
nature stops him from killing Claudius and because of which finallyhe had to fight but
then everything is planned by Claudius which results in Hamlet's death and death of all
other major characters.These fatal faults in Hamlet's character are : he thinks too much
(his over thinking tendency ),His honesty ,and goodness.All these results in Hamlet's
death and finally the fall of Denmark.Hubris is the presence of excessive pride and
arrogance in the character.One of the major reason his death is his arrogance and his
pride in his father.Hamlet's indecisiveness is the result of hubris.Throughout the play
he is not able to overcome the death of his father which brings him into the state of
deprression.His great pride in his father prevents him from attending and accepting the
re-marriage of his mother.He pride in his parents leads him to mental conflictsand
depression when he sees his mother marrying his uncle.His pride is hurt when he finds
thatsoon after the death of his father,his mother marrying his uncle.He feels that blood
of such woman is there in his veins and this makes him feel very low.Because of this he
develops a kind of hatred towards women and thus never proposes Ophelia (who truly loves
him ) for marriage.His arrogant treatment of Ophelia makes her feel betrayed and she
commits sucide.Thus losses innocent Ophelia and his love as a result of his
arrogance.His arrogance also prevents from getting people in his favor though he is a
Prince. When Hamlet kills Polonius by mistake,there is no guilt in him for this act.It
is because of his arrogance that Laertes turns out as his opponent.All these things
finally leads to his death ,leaving no Prince for Denmark and thus results in the
downfall of Denmark.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Explore hubris, hamarita, and how these apply to Hamlet's death and the fall of Denmark.
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