Hamlet-the Actor in Quest of Truth
From the first scene, Hamlet opens with very simple phrases in versified lines presenting thus the reality; however, exposition of the facts and appearance of the ghost bring us back to drama. Readers of this play unintentionally witnesses scenes of mysterious crime, deception, madness and revelation of truth; nevertheless, the most challenging issue of the play remains the complex personality of prince Hamlet. Shakespeare endows his character with an incomprehensible behavior and constant shifts of the mood; therefore, the entire play works out the decoding of Hamlet's enigmatic nature. Hamlet the actor appears in front of audience being the sad mourning son, a passionate scholar, a neurotic lover and finally, a steadfast carrier of revenge. All these disguises show that theatre is Hamlet's consciousness about the world, his mode of self-expression and means to reveal the truth. Unable to convey his thoughts by the regular mode of communication, Hamlet elaborates his own theatre as a medium to communicate the truth to the world of Ellsinore .Since the encounter with the ghost of his father in Act I, Hamlet seams to estrange from the real course of being. The ghost brings in the play division between the reality and drama, wh
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