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Perfection can never be obtained, and it exists only as an ideal. In "Hamlet", Shakespeare sheds light on the tragic flaws of heroic characters; the tragedy that befalls Hamlet is the result of his unrealistic idealism, which is the cause of Hamlet's alienation and indecisiveness. Hamlet's unrealistic idealism alienates him. His abhorrence of women's "frailty"(I,ii,146) causes his relationship with Gertrude and Ophelia to deteriorate. Hamlet expects his mother to mourn for her husband's …

…achieve anything, which is the ultimate cause of his failure. Hamlet's indecisiveness and alienation is the result of his idealistic propriety; it is one of the major tragic flaws that destroy Hamlet. There is a difference between what it "should be" and what it "really is," and as for Hamlet, his attempts to synchronize the reality with ideality results in catastrophe. Just like Holden Caulfield , Hamlet has fought a losing battle against the human nature.