... unaware of it at the time, seeing as he did not classify himself as a malcontent, "the gulf between the self-image and the real self is a characteristic shared by [...] malcontent outsiders [...]"21 If the character Hamlet were alive today, he would have company in regards to his feelings and general state of melancholy. While during his time Hamlet was viewed as ... ...

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