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The Ambiguity of Hamlet
William Shakespeare’s, Hamlet, is a tragedy of a young prince who is faced with the responsibility of getting vengeance for his father’s murder. This clever prince decides to fake madness as part of his plan to gain the opportunity to kill Claudius –his uncle and king of Denmark. As the play progresses, his depiction of a madman becomes increasingly believable. However, through his inner thoughts and the apparent reasons for his actions, it is clear that he is not really mad and is simply an actor simulating insanity in order to fulfill his duty to his father.
Is Hamlet sane or insane: that is the question? Did Shakespeare intend for Hamlet to play the role of a mad man only to fulfill the oath to his father or did the events that young Hamlet experiences throughout Shakespeare’s play make Hamlet snap? Many events that occur in Hamlet’s life such as: watching his mother marry Uncle Claudius and seeing the ghost of his dead father would portray......

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