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This 5 page report discusses one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays and best-known characters. One of the single most striking characteristics of the part of Hamlet is his manic behaviors. Hamlet is introduced to the audience as a great man, generous, even brilliant. But what the audience sees is a man who is unsure of every aspect of his life, including his own understanding of who he is and his fundamental purpose and identity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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social context, it is nearly impossible to excuse behavior based on the assumption of personal uniqueness. For example, Shakespeare regularly presented characters in his play that critics have referred to
as "mad" or have debated the degree of their "madness" for centuries. Whether or not Hamlet is sane is not so much the question as is whether or not
he acts sanely or insanely. That process of action (and inaction) is how a person defines himself. Hamlets personal search for identity and any discussion of it as the
primary "purpose" of the play is not meant to either confuse or obscure the "story" of the play. However, it is still of primary importance to the reading and perception
of the entire piece. One of the single most striking characteristics of the part of Hamlet is his manic behaviors. Hamlet is introduced to the audience as
a great man, generous, even brilliant. But what the audience sees is a man who is unsure of every aspect of his life, including his own understanding of who he
is and his fundamental purpose and identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded over and
his ability to understand who and what he is becomes an even more distant point of reference. Search for Identity A key factor to keep in mind throughout
any analysis of "Hamlet" the play as well as Hamlet the character is that Hamlet is completely isolated from both his family and community but his isolation is determinedly self-imposed.
The dark and brooding prince is far too caught up with inner turmoil which, admittedly, has been caused by his fathers murder, his mothers dishonor, his uncles treachery, and
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