Why is Hamlet a tragic hero?

Hamlet is one of the most famous tragedies ever written, and in many
respects it exhibits the features traditionally associated with the tragic genre. In
addition to the play ending with the death of Hamlet and a host of others,
Hamlet himself is a classic tragic protagonist. As the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet
is a figure whose actions matter to an entire kingdom, which means the play’s
events reverberate through the entire world of the play. Like other tragic heroes,
he displays many admirable traits.
Hamlet is a tragic hero because he is a person of high rank who violated a
law, and he poses a threat to society and causes suffering to others through
violating the law, which are all characteristics of a tragic hero. Hamlet, the
Prince of Denmark, violates the law by killing different people such as Polonius,
Laertes, Claudius, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, making him a tragic hero.
Hamlet’s madness leads him down this path of destruction in which he harms
and kills many people. Another way that Hamlet qualifies to be a tragic hero is
that he causes suffering and harm to almost everyone in the play, such as
Ophelia, Laertes, Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Horatio, and Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern. Hamlet leads to or contributes to the death of most of these
characters; if Hamlet had not acted as he did, some of these characters might
still be around, but through Hamlet’s actions he caused many people to die or
suffer, which shows that he poses a threat to society. In conclusion, Hamlet
displays the traits of someone in a high rank that violates a law and of someone
who poses a threat to society and causes pain for others, which make him a
tragic hero, as shown throughout the play.