1. Hamlet's Malcontent
... passes from an alienation from his particular society to a mood of world weariness when he feels estranged from life itself and human existence [...] thus his alienation goes beyond the social to the metaphysical level as he sighs, How {weary}, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world! ... , yet he clearly "struggles vainly to overcome the predicament in which he finds himself in [...]."13 Hamlet knows that he will suffer consequences whatever course he chooses to take, however Hamlet cannot decide a plan that can save him from his melancholic flaw, and at the sa...
- Word Count: 4821
- Approx Pages: 19
- Grade Level: High School