In Hamlet, Shakespeare creates a character whose grief becomes the fodder for much of the action in the play. This grief is the foundation of the revenge he achieves by the play’s end. However, prior to the encounter with his father’s ghost, Hamlet’s grief, though apparent, is mostly internalized, as demonstrated in his first soliloquy. This speech establishes Hamlet’s irrational state of mind, as he jumps from idea to idea, trying to work out the reasons for his inner turmoil, and by the end, he…
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