Lights, Camera, Inaction!?

It's showtime people! The Murder of Gonzago has been conducted at the castle, and noblemen and noblewomen all around Denmark had gathered to see it. The actors were playing their roles great, the King and Queen were there, under the close watch of Hamlet and his good friend Horatio. All seemed to be going well, at least until the murder of the king was performed in front of Claudius. Once that happened, the play grinded to a hault and Claudius stormed out of the theatre! Hamlet is immediately ordered to his mother's chambers by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern but with the confirmation that Claudius killed his father, he heads straight for the murderer. To Hamlet's surprise, when he arrives he finds Claudius praying, asking for forgiveness for the sins he made.  Upon seeing this, Hamlet makes the potentially costly decision to wait for another time to kill Claudius, where Hamlet will be sure that killing him will send him straight to hell. But here's the twist; Claudius knew Hamlet was there and he said the prayer to fool him! Here's what he said after Hamlet left:

“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below”

If I had to sum up my frustration the I have towards Hamlet's decision in one picture, this would be it:

Why must Hamlet make things so difficult for himself? By choosing not to kill Claudius, he has made Claudius aware of his true intentions, which will surely not go without consequence! Hamlet is letting his extreme anger towards Claudius influence his original plan of killing him, just because he wants the perfect revenge. Hamlet seems to be disregarding the fact that each and everyday he refuses to grow a pair and kill Claudius, his father torments in the afterlife! If he doesn't act soon, his options and his time are going to run out, and he will pay dearly for it. Until next time readers, TTYL!

- The Hamlet Herald