Hamlet’s Flaw: The Central Question of the Play? If the main question of the play is “Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius at once upon hearing the ghost's accusation?” The easiest answer is that if Hamlet had done so, the play would have ended in Act I. And then "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" would be a tragedy of plot writing skills. If we must find ourselves looking for an answer to the central theme, a …showed first 75 words of 897 total…

…showed last 75 words of 897 total…tradition in which to consider them. And for those who persist in analyzing the plot of the drama, or Hamlet's psychology, or both in order to explain this particular mystery, I suggest letting the beauty of the poetry, the richness of the story and the brilliance of the author encompass your soul and enjoy it for what it’s worth. Bibliography *A. C. Bradley, "Shakespeare's Tragic Period-Hamlet," Shakespearean Tragedy, MacMillan and Company Limited, 1904, pp. 70-101