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Essay Archive - Hamlet Was Weak and Diminutive
Hamlet Was Weak and Diminutive
Hamlet is by far weak and diminutive; he is continually resolving
to do but does nothing to resolve.
The character of Hamlet stands quite by itself. It is not a
character marked by strength of will or even of passion, but by refinement
of thought and sentiment. Hamlet is as little of the hero as a man can
well be. He is incapable of deliberate action, and is only hurried into
extremities on the spur of the occasion when he has no time to reflect. At
other times, when he is most bound to act, he remains puzzled, undecided,
and skeptical. He dallies with his purposes, ....
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