In Fortinbras, Laertes, and Horatio we see all that Hamlet wishes to be.

The character of Hamlet is very prestigious, but he has many shortcomings. In many cases, he shows that he is all words and no action. He waits until the very last minute to take a course of action. Hamlet realizes this, and he wishes that he had the characteristics of Fortinbras, Laertes, and Horatio. During the course of the play, Hamlet just talks and talks about what he plans on doing, but when an opportunity …showed first 75 words of 704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 704 total…indecisive, he didn't think things all the way through, and he almost never followed through on his word. All around him, his peers had better problem solving techniques than him, and they completed what they were trying to do. Instead of making an elaborate plan to defeat his enemies, he should taken the opportunities to do the job when they presented themselves. This ironic, because that trait is what many villains are based upon today.