Hamlet promises to the ghost of his father to kill the man who killed former King Hamlet. From that day, Hamlet has been trying to figure out a way to kill Claudius, his uncle, and present King of Denmark. It takes Hamlet a long time to kill him, speaking that he had at least one good chance to kill him, but he hesitates at every point he has to kill him except for the last. …showed first 75 words of 613 total…

…showed last 75 words of 613 total…Hamlet's hesitation to kill Claudius cost many others their lives. At least six lives could have been saved, maybe even seven, if Hamlet would have gotten the job done quickly and swiftly. Instead, he decided to prove everything to himself and wait for the perfect, ideal moment to slay Claudius. This resulted in seven deaths of people who weren't even involved in the death of King Hamlet; hence, hesitation does not go without a price.