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"Hamlet is better at talking about delay than he is at doing it. Consider the reasons for his delay"
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Johanna Mans 12.2 "Hamlet is better at talking about delay than he is at doing it. Consider the reasons for his delay" The essay title refers to the delay between Hamlet discovering the murder of his father and the avenging of him. Hamlet learns of the murder from his father's ghost in Act 1 Scene 4, and he is enraged and swears immediate revenge. When he calms down he decides that it is unwise to take action until he is sure that the ghost speaks the truth. The play put on in Act 3 Scene 2 confirms it is true, and yet still Hamlet does nothing. Hamlet does eventually kill his uncle in Act 5 Scene 2, when it is too late, as Hamlets own death is brought about. It is this sad storyline that gives the play the description as a "revenge tragedy" Full of melodrama and...
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