Title: Internal and External Conflict in Hamlet | FreebookSummary
Headings: Internal and External Conflict in Hamlet
Internal and External Conflict in Hamlet
James Batchelor writes:
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Content: They also shape the events that occur in the drama and contribute to the overall outcome. Hamlet experiences a tremendous amount of internal conflict throughout the play. He is constantly debating whether or not he should face his troubles. This sense of uncertainty comes from a lack of self confidence, and a loss of hope. However, Hamlet is a strong willed, intelligent and calculative young man, and in his anger he is reminded that he needs to do something about the problems he is faced with. One of the main conflicts Hamlet experiences is person vs. conscience. Hamlet fights his conscious feelings of hurt, confusion and agony and instead bottles them up. Hamlet battles the feeling to take action against the play’s main antagonist King Claudius because he lacks the confidence to do so without knowing that is was really Claudius who committed his father’s murder. He needs reassurance. This is why Hamlet chooses to have Claudius watch a play which reflects the murder of Hamlet’s father.