Hamlet - A Comparison To Humanity

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state of mind or consciousness.In

Hamlet, Shakespeare uses a series of encounters to reveal the

complex state of the human mind, made up of reason, emotion,

and attitude towards the self, to allow the reader to make a

judgment or form an opinion about fundamental aspects of human

life. (192)


Shakespeare sets the stage for Hamlet's internal dilemma in

Act 1, Scene 5 of Hamlet when the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and

calls upon Hamlet to "revenge his foul and most unnatural murder"

(1.5.24). It is from this point forward that Hamlet must struggle

with the dilemma of whether or not to kill Claudius, his uncle, and if

so when to actually do it. As the play progresses, Hamlet does not

seek his revenge when the opportunity presents itself, and it is the

reasoning that Hamlet uses to justify his delay that becomes paramount

to the reader's understanding of the effect that Hamlet's mental ...

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