... Hamlet. He is the epitome of the Renaissance man who cares nothing for his "mortal coil " and the iniquities and lifestyle of which Claudius, for example, is bound to. Gertrude, on the other hand, could be viewed by audiences to be superficial and only to think about ... like daggers enter my ears"." This could suggest that she could not see the obvious reason behinds Hamlets new found animosity towards herself and Claudius because she is shallow and extremely self involved. However one could interpret this as Gertrude displaying, under her shallow exterior, great emotion ... clear elem...

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