Why Hamlet Is A Hero

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intruding fool” (III.iv.33). Also, Hamlet tells Horatio that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern “are not near [his] conscience” (V.ii.58), even after he has ordered the killing of the two. Even though Hamlet may sound cold and heartless, it is not so because in Hamlet’s perspective, he was merely trying to rid the court of corrupted fools as it is part of his scheme of purifying the court. Hamlet’s murder of these three characters reflect great courage because by doing so he had to overcome his religious belief that murder is a sin and live up to the challenge of purifying the court.
Not only does Hamlet’s courageousness show in his mission of revenge, it is conveyed in other incidences in the play. He is not afraid to follow the ghost in the fourth scene of the first act. Hamlet clearly knows about the dangers of following the ghost, as it could be a devil in disguise and easily take Hamlet’s life. However, Hamlet senses that the ghost might ...

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father’s death, Hamlet is a very intelligent man, sophisticated and cultured. However, one of his flaws was his lack of maturity to deal with death. After his father’s death, he has changed but he is still noble in essence. He is noble enough to give Claudius the benefit of the doubt, even after the ghost has revealed the truth to him. This is shown through the fact that he is willing to wait a few months until he can “catch the conscience of the king” (II.ii.559) through the use of the mousetrap scene. Unlike Fortinbras, who would risk thousands of lives “even for an eggshell” (IV.iv.53), Hamlet, for something as big as revenge for his father’s ...

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