... of the king of Denmark and the murdered king's son's quest forrevenge. Its main character, Hamlet, possesses a tragic flaw, whichobstructs his desire for revenge and ultimately brings about his death. This tragic flaw makes him a tragic hero, a character who is destroyedbecause of a major weakness, as his ... and a "dull andmuddy-mettled rascal" who, like a "John-a-dreams", can take no action. Hamlet continues his fiery speech by degrading himself and resoluting totake some sort of action to revenge his father's death. Next, Hamlet's flaw of irresolution is shown after his third soliloq...

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