... senses and narrows his field of vision, limiting it to his objective, mission, and purpose. All other aspects of his life degenerate into chess pieces in the greater game. His mission consumes him, devouring his life and leaving him an uncomplete person. Rages, unwarranted erratic behavior, and evil ... honeying and making love/ over the nasty sty-" (III.iv.92-95). He has gone beyond moralist at this point. He is wildly attacking her in a fashion so symptomatic of a natural-born madman whose obsession leads to compulsion. Mixed with this wild attack of his mother, Hamlet ... also irratio...

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... his "wild and whirling words" his mood shifts from deep depression to elation, which might explain his indecisiveness throughout the play. Hamlet is a man of talk. He is unable to carry out the actions that he wants to. In his own words, ". . the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast ... being known as a character that is full of purpose, but lacks the quality required to accomplish that purpose. Most of these issues are simply due to Hamlet's over analysis of morals. When Hamlet sees how promptly Pyrrhus acted towards the death of his father in scene II, he promp...

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