Was Hamlet a Tragedy? Often forced to confront the ghost of his father, Hamlet spends his time contemplating revenge in the name of his father, all the while watching others take action which he disagrees with. While some may see it as a tragedy, perhaps in the name of love, I instead see it as a tragedy because of his own indecision. If, when Hamlet was first visited by his father’s ghost he had …showed first 75 words of 351 total…

…showed last 75 words of 351 total…we see any truly decisive action on the part of Hamlet. Sadly however, it is the result of the death of his mother the queen that finally spurs Hamlet into action, where upon he avenges his father’s death. He realizes too late that he bears responsibility by not taking any action. The end comes too soon for Hamlet however, and soon he will join his family members, perhaps somewhere in a place called “Purgatory”.