I assume you are referring to Hamlet? If so, his present is one of misery amd confusion. After meeting the ghost, his worst fears are confirmed, and he is no longer able to pretend. His uncle is a murderer, his mother is complacent, his friends are tools for the opposition, and he is surrounded by morally corrupt ambition.
Hamlet is also what is often referred to as a "tragic hero", an essentially noble human being with exceptionally fine moral character or emotional sensitivity and intelligence, whose qualities are undermined by a single, overwhelming character flaw, and who, as a result of that flaw, loses his/her life.
Early in the story, Hamlet's admirable qualities are clearly in focus - his loyalty, his moral integrity, his intellect, and his sense of self. Over the course of the narrative, however, Hamlet struggles with increasing intensity to hold on to his values while facing choices that directly challenge those values, eventually finding himself corrupted (i.e., becoming as morally bankrupt as those around him) and ultimately destroyed. His flaw? That he is indecisive. That he delays. That he is too thoughtful. That he is a man of intellect and contemplation rather than a man of action.