The character of Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark, in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" has always been one of the most controversial issues in English literature. As much as it is widely and very fully developed by the author throughout the play, it is still mysterious and arguable for us, modern readers. Just like a smile of Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci, Hamlet's character development left us room to guess and argue in trying to understand logic behind Hamlet's actions.
One of the key moments of the character's development is the scene where traveling actors come to the castle and offer their service to the Prince. Many thoughts and emotions ran through Hamlet's mind when he found out about players" arrival. There where lots of hidden qualities and traits of Hamlet's character, which we learned about during the Prince's conversation with one of the actors. Moreover, Hamlet's final monologue in that scene was crucial in distinguishing his real personality. In the scene ii of Act II we learn that not only is Hamlet a well educated and extremely intelligent individual, he is also a very wise man. Furthermore, Hamlet is not a passive infantile person, as he might have seemed to be up until that scene, in the contrary, he is now full of passion for revenge. Hamlet's mind, which seemed to be confused ever since Ghost spoke to him, has cleared up. His goals have finally got definitions, and his actions have become rational. .
As we already found in the Act I of the play, Hamlet is a very sensitive, self-centered, and even somewhat egoistic character. After his father's death and his mother's remarriage, Hamlet felt as though the whole world had turned upside down. He felt left out, lonely and betrayed. The fact of an uncle-stepfather made him even angrier, since Hamlet accounted it as incest and as a treachery to his father. Appearance of Ghost led him into an even bigger confusion. However, being an intelligent and reasonable man, the Prince did not jump into conclusions.
