In answering the question, whether it is better to be a man of thought or of action I believe one must have thought in his actions, the two come hand in hand. It may be easier to just go through life without thinking before you act but this may lead you to foolish actions because in the moment we tend to think only of ourselves and our judgments become clouded. But when one thinks before he or she acts, they see the bigger picture and what is the wiser decision for the situation as a whole.
I personally, was amused when Hamlet hesitated to kill Claudius because all this time one might say he was mad. So why would he start thinking logically now? He had remembered what his father had said to him about his mission , and how Claudius took his father's life without having his sins repented. So yes, Hamlet was right for waiting and taking a step back to think about the situation. Why should he take the chance of allowing his uncle to go to heaven when his father is still struggling in between worlds? This scene is puzzling my mind when it comes to Claudius because I can't decipher whether he is truly looking for forgiveness or if he just knows that the end is near for him, because Hamlet is onto him, so he wants to repent.
Hamlet throughout the play has been in quest to avenge his father's death, because we later found out that his uncle truly was guilty of the murder. So with this he decided that he was going to kill Claudius in his father's name. Now It is up for controversy on whether it is right to take "an eye for eye" , or if two wrongs make a right. Who knows did Hamlet hesitate because he realized that this is not what he wants to do? It is possible that he rather see his uncle suffer in his own sins than have his blood on his hands.
How Pontius Pilate left it up to the people to decide Jesus' fate, then washed his hands. I now leave it up to Hamlet's true nature to show through his actions. Will he do the right thing by staying true to his father or do the right thing by not killing another.
Natalia, I really enjoyed how you proposed and answered major questions. Reading your post brought new perspectives on many important aspects of the story. I thought it was interesting when you spoke about Hamlet finally thinking logically, after acting crazy and without thinking. Reading your post also made me think differently about Hamlets hesitation on killing his uncle. I agree with you, and how difficult it is to understand that Hamlet is more worried about his uncles well being than avenging his fathers death. It is weird that Hamlet was worried and relieved that his uncle was going to heaven instead of hell. Along with Hamlets moments of doubt and certainty, he also switches in-between moments of craziness and complete sanity. I feel as though Claudius makes Hamlet doubt himself, feeling pity for the uncle one moment, and then anger and certainty to kill him the next.
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