Hamlet's procrastination led to his depression

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark, who is seeking revenge for his father's death. The ghost of the King, Hamlet's father, tells Hamlet to " . . . revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" . Since his father asked him, he finds it his duty to do as he says. In this essay, I am going to prove that Hamlet puts off what he has to do until a future time, which leads him to his depression. He builds …

…also affected the people around him. If Hamlet did not procrastinate, he would have, probably saved the lives of the people he loved. Bibliography: Bradley, A. C. Shakespearean Tragedy 1st Edition New York: Macmillian, 1904 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Hamlet volume two ed. Henry Nelson Coleridge London: William Pickering, 1836 Johnson, Samuel The Plays of William Shakespeare volume eight London J&R Tunson, 1765 Shakespeare, William Hamlet ed. Alan Durband U.S. edition: Barrons Educational Series, Inc. 1986