Hamlets fate in the play I would say is the result of his dogmatic thirst for vengeance. His inability to enact his revenge quietly as to not gain any notoriety, gave his intentions away too clearly to King Claudius. Hamlets bits of insanity, which may also be his way of expressing his true feelings wihtout being held accountable, made him a target of many's distrust. During his self absorbed crusade he manages to unwittingly create an army of enemies which throughout the course of the play would plot against him. The killing of Polonius was a rash decision which pretty much set his fate in stone, as it set the wheels of Laertes's murderous rage.

As far as life being the ends of a divine plan, I don't agree with the view that our fates are written in the stars. But I do not rule out the mystical completely. I have seen how life has a peculiar way of leveling out the fprtunes that may cross our path if we so choose to pick of the fruits.

Hamlets character is a testament to the destructive power of a grudge held for too long. In the what eases his mind the most is the idea that he is ascting out the will of a higher power. Hamlet lets the cards fall where they may and then begins to act purely on impulse. This is evident in his callous treatment of those around him, from the his mother to his so called friends. To Hamlet his goal of revenge is his ultimate task, he is a defender of what he percieves as justice, and like most defenders of "truth", he cares not what other people may think or feel rather is concerned with turning the world into his own liking.