... Hamlet, it is because he is putting on an act. [Act I, scene V, lines 166-180]. Hamlet's madness in no way reflects Ophelia's true madness, his actions contrast them. Hamlet's madness is only apparent when he is in the presence of certain characters. When Hamlet is around Polonius, Claudius ... Hamlet portrayed the role of a mad man, he took it upon himself to be lost in his control of actions. Hamlet: Character Analysis Over the centuries many people have complained that William Shakespeare did an inadequate job of steering the readers of Hamlet to a specific interpretation of each ... ...

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... of Denmark. Since the death of his father the King, and the marriage of his uncle and mother, he has been depressed and crazed. While Hamlet's main character trait in Shakespeare's play is, perhaps, openness (he can't stop telling the audience what he is thinking) the Hamlet of Stoppard's play is much more mysterious ... better next time," he too disappears. Thus Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who nobody could ever tell apart, are swallowed up by their own lack of individuality. PLOT ANALYSIS It is difficult to comment on the plot of R&G as a whole, because it is composed of so many dispa...

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