Hamlet

I am going to right about action verses thought. In the play, Shakespeare prefers action over thought. Hamlet is a man of thought, for example, Hamlet deciding not to kill Claudius during prayer, Hamlet thought if he killed Claudius during his confession, he would go to heaven. With killing Claudius, multiple deaths could have been prevented in the play, but because Hamlet over thought Claudius' prayer, most of the main characters died in the end of the play. With the death of the characters, Shakespeare shows his favor in action over thought. Laertes can be Hamlet's foil. When Laertes found out about Polonius' death, he jumped straight into action with killing Hamlet. He did not think to much about killing Hamlet. Also, when Laertes thought the king killed Polonius, he immediately stormed the building in search of Claudius. This is another example of how Laertes is a man of action. Laertes put aside all thought for his revenge. Another man of action is Fortinbras. Fortinbras took Denmark after Poland in revenge of his father. Fortinbras taking the thrown in the end of the play shows how Shakespeare favors action and not thought. Fortinbras did not think about would could happen, but instead took Denmark without thought.