Sir Laurence Olivier said about the play Hamlet, "This is the story of a man who could not make up his mind." Hamlet continually postpones the request of his Father's Ghost to revenge his death so he can further attain knowledge about what he is doing. Hamlet's indecisiveness helps further advance the plot of the play. If he had killed his uncle the first time he had the chance, there would not have been a …
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…is the entire play. If Hamlet would have listened to his father without procrastinating, there would have been unnecessary parts of the play. The ghost should have been enough proof, but Hamlet did not believe that. He always wants more proof, but he knew he was delaying because he was upset at himself for hesitating. The entire play is based around Hamlet's decision making, or lack there of, but it makes for a great play.