Thinker vs. Doer

            I think many people can relate to Hamlet in the last two sense of Act III. I am not saying that people second guess killing their uncle/stepfather’s and then murdering a lover’s father through a tapestry because of impulse (though I am sure something along these lines might have happened once). I think that people cannot be just a thinker or just a doer.  In Hamlet’s example, he refrains from stabbing Claudius as he is trying to pray yet does not even hesitate when he hears another voice in the room with his mother. A person can be more of a thinker but from time to time but occasionally act on impulse and vice versa with a doer who occasionally sits back and ponders their decisions. It is human nature for people to behave that way. I think there are also reasons behind whether people are thinkers or doers. I understand that it could be one’s general personality or experiences; either way I find that those personal attributes can define our lives.  

I consider myself a thinker because I take a very long time making decisions about anything. I hesitate a lot of the time and become timid when I have to act on something. I do not know if that is Hamlet’s case, but I think other factors determine one’s actions.  Whether we think or do, what we ultimately act upon can really alter everything around us. It is harrowing to think about and I think that is why I take so long to make a decision and constantly think. I do not believe that people who just act or do are not intelligent, rather they just know what they want in that moment. I feel that impulse at times but the fear of the outcome or the unknown is what stops me. Thought this does not seem to apply to Hamlet, it certainly draws certain parallels. In conclusion, whether one is a thinker or doer, they will always determine their changes.