Hamlet And J Alfred Prufrock
have three major things in common; question and rationalize theirs situations as well as procrastinate. In this essay, I will explain how they both handle their situations through quotes and how a life of doing so has affected them.
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, questioning, procrastination and rationalization define Hamlet's character. Hamlet is a very analytical person: he carefully plans and thoroughly questions his actions. Hamlet has a way of dealing with his problems. First he questions the situation, rationalizes, then procrastinates. An example of Hamlet's questioning becomes apparent in act 1, scene 5. In that scene Hamlet questions the commands of the ghost of Hamlet Sr. " ...
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with Claudius (Hamlet is in the prime position to kill him. He questions even questions killing Claudius "Now might I do it pat, now he is praying and now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven: and so am I revenged." 4 Hamlet then rationalizes why he should kill Claudius now. His reason is, "That would be scanned/ O, this is hire and salary, not revenge." 5 He then procrastinates, " With all his crimes broad blown as flush as May...Up sword… when he is drunk asleep, or in his rage… That has no relish of salvation in't, then I'll trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven/ As hell whereto it goes" 6 Hamlet thus puts off the killing for another time.
Hamlet also questions, rationalizes and procrastinates when it comes to Ophelia. He tries to deny his love for her. " Where is your father?… let the doors be shut on't him… If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for dowry… Get thee to a nunnery…Or if thou needs marry, marry a fool!" 7 Once ...
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and over thinking ultimately leads to his death in a duel with Laertes. His procrastination also causes the death of Ophelia, Laertes, Gertrude, Polonius, and eventually Claudius. Hamlet is responsible for all the deaths in the play because of his inaction. It is plausible that if Hamlet had killed Claudius sooner, Polonius would not have been killed; Ophelia would not have committed suicide. Hamlet would have not had to kill Laertes and Gertrude would have not drunk the poison.
J. Alfred Prufrock also engaged in the same actions. He also questions, rationalizes and procrastinates, but in a slightly different order. Prufrock questions, procrastinates, then rationalizes. Prufrock ...
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