Hamlet

By: michael mallory THe unraveling of Hamlet By: Aeonn E-mail: xaeonnx@aol.com Hamlet (c. 1600) is perhaps the most famous of all the tragedies created by William Shakespeare. The main character – Hamlet -- may be the most complex and controversial character any playwright has ever placed onstage. Hamlet’s erratic behavior poses a question: is he being rational in his acts and sacrificing himself for the “greater good” or is he simply mad? How and …showed first 75 words of 3396 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3396 total…or not, and if so, how. Those are not easy questions. By showing Hamlet’s uncertainty and inability to make a decision throughout the play Shakespeare makes him so human that the reader starts to wonder whether Hamlet did actually exist. Also Shakespeare shows the reader that for a man with Hamlet's ideals the world is out of joint with itself, in which he can only hope for perfection, but never achieve it. Word Count: 1684