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Zoya Kidwai Why does Hamlet delay? Hamlet is given a duty to avenge his father's "foul and most unnatural murder," by killing Claudius, Hamlet's uncle. After the ghost of Hamlet's father reveals the truth about his death, Hamlet is most passionate to fulfill his father's request. However, for some reason Hamlet's determination does not last as he procrastinates, delaying the time it takes to kill Claudius. There are various, underlying reasons for Hamlet's delay and the reason for it is what the play's plot revolves around. Hamlet is acutely aware of the fact that he is delaying killing Claudius, but like the audience, he is also unaware of why. His realization of the delay is first shown in his soliloquy in which he chides himself for being "unpreganant" of his cause. He wishes that he can be like the "players" who are able to "force their soul to their...

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