A source of Hamlet’s melancholic state
Is tension ‘tween his reason and intuition:
Whereas the latter sees potential fate,
The former’s bound to logical cognition.
Even before he meets his father’s ghost,
Regarding that tragic death he feels foul play;
And yet, despite such confirmation, the most
He does is contemplate, and thus delay.
No wonder, therefore, given his situation,
He’s racked with anger, sadness and despair –
Though, thanks to rational imagination,
To flee this mortal life he doesn’t dare.
He acts, at last, when his prophetic Soul
Reveals Divinity directs his goal.
Ramat Gan
26 January 2024