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Hamlet: Feigned Madness
William Shakespeare’s drama Hamlet is full of fascinating characters. The most interesting and complex character is the main character, Hamlet. Hamlet delays in killing his uncle and this delay could be taken as a sign of weakness and cowardice, and that he must be truly insane. Hamlet is neither weak n ....
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.... his real thoughts will be unknown to those around him. Hamlet must have time to think, time to perfect a plan of action, and in the meanwhile he must protect himself from any involuntary betrayal of the inner workings of his mind. He needs time to ensure that the king is truly guilty. He is smart enough not to go by the word of the ghost alone and uses the players and their presentation of The Murder of Gonzago to ensnare the king with the betrayal of his own guilty conscious. This motive, so clear and strong and understandable, is convincing proof that Hamlet’s madness is feigne ....
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