Hamlet acts on initial feelings of revenge without feelings of self-condemnation for his encounters. After killing Polonius, he immediately makes a comparison of his bloody act with his mother's acts of infidelity (Shakespeare 1461). In addition to ignoring the feelings of others, Hamlet has no respect for the consequences of his rash behavior. The murder he commits in turn causes Ophelia, his true love, to lose her reason, further leading to the loss of her life (Shakespeare 1484). She could not bear the grief of her father's death. In contrast, soldiers not only care about themselves and their dignity, they fight to try to protect their comrades in the midst of war. Their main objective is to ensure that all the men return alive ("The Good Soldier"). Additionally, soldiers lose sleep with memories of pain permanently etched in their minds when they accidentally kill an innocent civilian ("The Good Soldier"). Soldiers follow orders without hesitation, and sometimes orders are given to shoot mysterious targets that might turn out to be innocent.