... it cannot come to good. But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue." - (Shakespeare, Lines 146-159) In his frail state of mind, a ghost appears to Hamlet and informs him that Claudius murdered his father. The ghost strongly urges him to seek revenge. Hamlet questions the appearances of things around him and worries if he can trust his own perceptions (Cordell ... five, Hamlet's thoughts and actions are placed in order, and he makes the decision to uphold the destiny his father had proclaimed (Shakespeare). Hamlet makes this momentous decision while watching soldiers head off to batt...

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