Modernist

The play of Hamlet by itself is a long one; the writer of this article suggests that if technology were to be present in the Elizabethan era the play could have rambled on forever. He implies that this new forms permits us outreach to arduous amounts of information, making our decision taking even harder. We have more to choose from therefore we prolong our decision even more. Technology makes our uncertainty last longer. Our generation has adopted procrastination as a motto.

In this modern world we have even invented delaying tactics to limit us from accomplishing our tasks. The author states that “by complicating our lives we actually shorten them”, on the other hand with the lack of technology Hamlet prolonged it. As discussed various times Hamlet’s uncertainty guides the reader through a play in which not much happens until he finally sets mind to kill Claudius. Hamlet was so dragged into the internal conflict it took him forever to reach a decision. When he finally came to one he ends up dying. Even though he elongated his life for the time being, he also died at an early age therefore shortening it.

The author of the article exemplifies two ways he has found productive to limit his procrastination to the minimum. They are the following:

1.       Break the task down into small chunks and work through it methodically and paced.

2.       Give certain amount of money to a trusted friend and if you do not complete the designated task they can donate it to a cause you hate or highly disagree with.

If Hamlet were to have followed this designations he might have had accomplished something in a shortened schedule. If applying the first technique, due to Hamlet’s state of mind and denial Shakespeare could have been able to write a whole play on every single problem he encounters. Hamlet encounters within the already written play various small problems which he leaves unresolved because of his incapability of decision taking. If he were to have tried the second one it might have been a bit more effective. Even though Hamlet was a prince and money was never an issue, the bet can be done with another passion of his. Maybe Ophelia could be the catch. Then his good friend Horatio could send her away to some foreigner prince if Hamlet were not to complete his task in the designated time.