Human nature dictates that every action, no matter how selfless it may seem, is inspired by a selfish reason. Selfishness is a personality trait that every human being possesses. Despite what people may believe, selfishness is a part of us and drives the decisions we make. According to the Oxford Dictionary, to be selfish means to be “concerned with one’s own interests or pleasures.” People make decisions based on what they want. They live as if the effect of their actions does not matter. All that matters is the benefits they will get even if they know the end result may have negative consequences. Selfishness is all around us and without it, humans would have no motivation to do anything. The extent of these selfish actions varies greatly as it includes all actions performed by humans. They range from the slightly selfish action of volunteering for a charity to "help society", but ultimately to give yourself the satisfaction of knowing you have done a good deed, to he extremely selfish action of taking something from someone for personal gain. gain.In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Shakespeare does a magnificent job of showing readers how a man once of noble nature can fall so far as to commit selfish actions. After Hamlet discovers the truth about his father's death, he feels the need to seek revenge. By becoming too involved in his pursuit, Hamlet's actions proved that he was indeed selfish. In our opinion, we believe that Hamlet was selfish rather than selfless in the play, because while avenging his father's murder, Hamlet is led down a path of self-protection and cruelty, where he performs selfish actions on Ophelia because of his cunning madness and cruelty. those in the Danish court involved in corruption...... middle of paper ...... ing bad men. After Hamlet leaves the room, Ophelia begins to state the difference in Hamlet's behavior: "Oh, what a noble spirit is here overturned!..../ This unsurpassed form and characteristic of youth blown/Exploded of ecstasy. Oh, woe is me/I saw what I saw, see what I see! (3.1.153-163). By comparing his mother to Ophelia who was not involved in any of his mother's actions, Hamlet has placed Ophelia in a state of sadness as she fears that she has lost this former noble Hamlet. To conclude based on our three points: Hamlet murdering Polonius, his rude comments towards him and comparing Ophelia to Gertrude proves that Hamlet was selfish towards Ophelia. All his actions were due to his selfishness. Hamlet performed these actions without thinking about the consequences it could bring. While Hamlet only thought of himself, his actions led to Ophelia's death..