In what ways is Hamlet a product of the Renaissance?

One of the most prominent examples Hamlet displays of Renaissance traits is his procrastinating nature. Despite the quest he has been given to kill Claudius, he delays the task and resorts to nihilistic speeches. In Act Three, Hamlet despairs of his task, and contemplates life's suffering: 'Who would fardels bear,/ To grunt and sweat under a weary life,/ But that the dread of something after death' (Shakespeare, 87). The rhetorical question emphasises his melancholy, while the verbs he uses indicate weariness, and are almost animal-like, reducing humans from intelligent beings into something more basic and crude. Perhaps he has lost faith in humanity after hearing of his uncle's cruelty. Furthermore, the iambic pentameter and consonance that the protagonist uses creates a weary tone, implying that Hamlet is tired of his struggle. In this way, Hamlet differs to the typical revenge heroes of plays in the sixteenth century. Instead of being bloodthirsty, he is contemplative and doubtful of the possibility of heaven. Although Hamlet is clearly a Protestant, his sudden lack of faith demonstrates how the revenge task assigned to him has affected his thinking. Shakespeare presents the audience with a scholarly, thoughtful Renaissance man, and places him in a violent situation, to which he is entirely out of place.