... to help them complete their mission so they can go home again. He deeply resents being dropped into the middle of chaos. How, he wonders, can he help Hamlet if he doesn't know what is really happening at court, or what ... only identifiable friend in the play, can tell them apart. But in order to save their own lives, they would have to assert themselves. One might say that they must find their own identities ... since they are only characters, not people, what they "want" doesn't matter--they must always obey their writer. This theme is paralleled within the play by the situation at ...

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• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School