Hamlet's Dilemma

To be a man of thought or a man of action was constantly being brought up during this scene in Hamlet. Hamlet questioned himself on whether to wait on killing Claudius or to do it right then in that moment. After a long time of contemplating what he should do, Hamlet decided to wait and hold off on killing his uncle. I disagree with Hamlet's decision to wait because I believe that he is creating an even bigger problem by letting the situation and tensions get worse. 

To start off with, Claudius confessed to his sins and asked god for forgiveness of killing his brother. Hamlet heard Claudius do this and immediately began to think that his uncle was "pure" again and had basically regained his entrance back into heaven. If Hamlet continued to believe this and went through with the murder, Hamlet could of easily asked for forgiveness. Also, if he kept this mindset, he would have been forgiven and allowed his entrance back into heaven, just like he believes Claudius did. 

Waiting until Claudius commits another sin was a big mistake on Hamlet's part. Instead of killing him and getting it over with, Hamlet is allowing Claudius to possibly damage something else. Also, Hamlet is going to keep on planning his uncle's death and thinking about the outcome, which could make him seem or even turn him insane. This type of mental pressure could endanger Hamlet and make him do something he will regret without even thinking upon it. In my opinion, Hamlet is getting to caught up with the situation and over thinking things to a point where he is driving himself crazy. Reading up to this point in the play, I have noticed that Hamlet has done a lot of things without thoroughly thinking and I find it very odd that he has not just recklessly made the decision to end his uncle's life so his father could rest in peace.