... musings" (1) that are often believed to be mad ramblings. During Hamlet's soliloquies, Shakespeare creates the illusion of insanity through structure, with spontaneous, erratic speech. This is achieved through short sentences and rapid changes of topic and views from Hamlet, "But two months dead, nay, not so much, not ... two! / So excellent a King; that was to this / Hyperion to a satyr". [I.ii.138-140] This reveals the depth of emotion and turmoil within Hamlet's mind. ... Hyland stated Ophelia was "An appropriate figure to embody the conflicting tensions of a changing society"(4). Oph...

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