Hamlet as a shakespearen tragedy, discuss.

In Hamlet, the young character Hamlet struggles with a
decision on if and when and how to avenge his father's death. Likewise, Hamlet struggles
with his mother's marriage to his Uncle Claudius. Hamlet cannot understand how his
mother could marry so soon, less than two months, after his father's death. Clearly,
Hamlet is a character with whom the audience is able to sympathize, thus making Hamlet a
tragedy. Likewise, as in a great tragedy, Hamlet is himself a flawed yet admirable
protagonist: The protagonist must be an admirable but flawed character, with the
audience able to understand and sympathize with the character. Certainly, all of
Shakespeare's tragic protagonists are capable of both good and evil. Truly, Hamlet is
one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: The tragedy is a milestone in Shakespeare's
dramatic development; the playwright achieved artistic maturity in this work through his
brilliant depiction of the hero’s struggle with two opposing forces: moral integrity and
the need to avenge his father’s murder. Indeed, Hamlet does question himself on whether
or not he should kill his Uncle Claudius or should he just suffer in silence, knowing
his father was murdered by his Uncle Claudius. In his most memorable soliloquy, he
questions whether it is to be or not to be: To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Is it nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to
fight against a sea of troubles, And end them by fighting? Truly, Hamlet is a tragedy in
that young Hamlet is filled with such suffering until he questions whether it is more
noble to suffer in the mind or retaliate. Should he murder his Uncle Claudius is a
question that plagues him. Young Hamlet is indecisive and this creates bouts of
depression for the young prince, making the tragedy even more memorable: Hamlet is also
a melancholy figure, given to depression, who is victimized by a cruel fate and
compelled to undertake a revenge mission for which he is not prepared. Not only are
Hamlet's musings about life extensive, they are uniformly dark. Seen in this light,
Hamlet does not act because he lacks the emotional fortitude to do so, depression and
courage being difficult to reconcile. In the end, Shakespeare's Hamlet is a great
tragedy because too many people die. Polonius is killed by Hamlet. Ophelia drowns
herself. Laertes strikes Hamlet with his poisonous sword. Gertrude, Hamlet's mother,
drinks the poisoned drink meant for Hamlet, and she dies. Hamlet strikes Laertes with
the poisonous sword and he dies. Hamlet forces Claudius to drink the poisoned drink and
then stabs Claudius. Finally, Hamlet dies. NO doubt, Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's
greatest tragedies: Hamlet is without question the most famous play in the English
language.