Hamlet's various plans educe a sense of intelligence, with Hamlet confiding in his trustworthy companion, Horatio, that he will "put an antic disposition on" and it is through Horatio, as a sounding board for Hamlet, that the audience is revealed of Hamlet's plans to avenge his father. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After this letter, Hamlet appears to all of a sudden get to be exceptionally barbarous to Ophelia, first declining he was ever kind to her, then offending her magnificence and trustworthiness, then, as though that were insufficient, requesting she go to a cloister. ...

• Word Count: 1795
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate