The sentence "Hamlet is a giant in thought but a dwarf in action" should mean that Hamlet suffered multiple blows (the death of his father; his uncle soon married his mother; his father's ghost told the truth). , and in the chaotic society at that time, he could still consciously shoulder the mission of "restoring the world" and adhere to his humanistic ideals; at the same time, he was also very smart, such as pretending to be crazy, testing the king with "tricks within tricks", On the way to the UK, he used a "package swap" to save himself from danger, and so on. Therefore, he was an intellectual giant and hero of that era.

The dwarf in action refers to the weaknesses in Hamlet's character - melancholy, hesitation and indecisiveness, especially when he gave up revenge when his uncle washed his soul, so he is said to be a dwarf in action. .

In summary, it is the saying "a giant in thought but a dwarf in action".

The tragedy of Hamlet lies in the irreconcilable contradiction between his beautiful humanistic ideal of changing society and the cruel and powerful real society. Hamlet simply wanted to realize his ambition of "restoring the world" and at the same time wanted to use the most just means; however, he did not really see the reality of society clearly and underestimated the strength of his opponent, thus causing the ultimate tragedy. This was a tragedy caused by the limitations of humanists like Hamlet of that era, but it was also a tragedy caused by the times. Therefore, the tragedy of the play "Ha" is also called a social tragedy.

This character not only has the anti-feudal and advocating human rationality characteristics of the Renaissance humanists, but also has the pessimistic and melancholy negative side of the descendants of the court nobles. The conflict between his humanistic ideals and his pessimistic understanding of reality. At the beginning, he was deeply saddened by his father's sudden death and dissatisfied with his mother's quick transfer of doubts. When he heard the ghost's words, he was dubious on the one hand, and on the other hand he felt guilty for his hesitation and weakness. He realizes that his revenge is related to the fate of the country and the upholding of justice, (but at the same time he doubts human nature, and revenge itself loses meaning). At the same time, he feels that he is weak and doubts whether he can take on such an important task. Hamlet's tragic ending is due to the sinister and complicated side of the palace struggle, as well as the limitations of his own character. Through this character's grief, anger, disappointment, depression and hesitation, Shakespeare criticized the ugly reality and revealed the inevitability of Hamlet's tragedy.