... even though he is her brother in law. However everything he does has selfish intentions. Investigating the reason of Hamlet's madness was not for the good of Hamlet, as it appeared to be, but for himself; "Whose whisper o'er the world's diameter, ... Hamlet is a very complex and a multilayered character. At some points he seems to be very clear minded and very sane, at other he just appears to be insane or mad. Yet, it cannot be pinpointed at what precise moment he actually is mad or if he is just acting to be mad. The complicity of the character leaves both options open to interpretation...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . This carefully thought-through decision provides Hamlet with the perfect incentive to either kill Claudius, or decide that the ghost was lying, and that his initial emotional response was rash. One way in which readers and scholars of Hamlet have interpreted the significance of both reason and passion in the play is by shaping the interpretation with various philosophies throughout history. 17th ... century Romanticists may see Hamlet as a hero of passion: one who follows his instincts and feelings. Hamlet appears to be shaped by his different emotions at different times ... in the pl...

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• Grade Level: High School