father’s death only to see his mother married to someone new. This puts him in a bad mood

right off the bat. He’s obviously upset that his mother has married so soon, and he’s already

started to get suspicious. In lines 79-89 he not-so-subtly accuses her of not grieving long for

his father, and getting married too soon. Hamlet doesn’t however voice any suspicions he might

have about the fate of his father to his mother, Claudius, or anyone but himself. Hamlet says to

this effect, “It is not, nor cannot it come to any good. But break, my heart, for I must hold my

tongue ( 1;2 L 164).”. These things come together to show Hamlet has always been a good son

and basically a normal, well adjusted person. This initial set-up will help to further accentuate

how strange Hamlet’s behavior would seem to the other characters in the play. After having been

a good son for years he’s now about to start acting strange and crazy. Hamlet learns about the

ghost from Horatio and decides to go see it the next night. This lays a shadow on Hamlet’s heart

and it’s the first time we hear him voice any suspicion o

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