Again, you are so very welcome >>
At the beginning, you are kind of pointed in what direction to go, and fair enough why not. It will be the start of the main questline at least, and it's fun and interesting. You pick up numerous quest options to add to your list, to do sometime maybe or not. Like exploring a bit more first, finding and sorting out the baddies, looting their equipment to sell and building up fighting skills and earning gold. A mix of exploring and questing is not a bad idea.
The quests are far from copy and paste, the size and complexity of some of the quest locations are truly amazing, twisting and winding to the local map arrow -- to find that the arrow location is the entrance to another stage of twisting and winding big complex -- and so on, dealing with everything along the way. Tactical play is needed everywhere in Skyrim, depending on your style of play as well.
The variations of play needed and the variations of locations and contents and quests along with the varied side quests, add up to such a variation of play, that you cannot fail to be overjoyed at playing the game. Figuring out a tactical method of play when tackling enemies is a big joy and satisfaction of the game, and there are so many ways to do it, it's great fun and using your imagination as well -- as long as you are not too powerful which would make it a bit too easy.
Play is limited only by imagination of how to do it or what tactical play to use, how to vary the play as the game progresses, how not to get too strong that would limit challenges, whether or not to have a follower, the pros and cons of that and which one if at all, really the permutations of play are so extensive that it is hard to understand how any player could fail to have an enjoyable game, for whatever preference the player desired. The options of play are so extensive, as are the balances of game-play, so whatever the type of play, the game and balances seem so constructed that all or most cannot fail to get fantastic enjoyment according to their own particular personal desires - which is no doubt why so many give the game such high praise. Hope that helps.