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Being one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, the tragedy of Hamlet includes numerous themes and elements from which many of the plays subplots stem from. The persona presented by the main character in play is a bewildering one. Greatly affected by the events around him, Hamlet portrays one of the plays most common themes. Madness overcomes him during the play, resulting in many violent outbursts and offensive comments. Due to his father's death and the betrayal of his loved ones, the main character Hamlet is driven to his madness.
Hamlet is paid a visit by the ghost of his father, who tells him the truth about how he really died. Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo are all able to see the ghost and inform Hamlet of what they have seen, "My lord, I think I saw him yesternight/ Saw who?/ My lord, the King your father" (1.2.197-199). Hamlet is in utter shock when he is informed of what his friends have seen. To find out if this is true, he comes the next night and waits for the ghost......

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