hamlet:A Man in morning
Hamlet is one of the most popular plays of William Shakespeare. It has been enjoyed by audiences throughout its existence, and also criticized by critics. Since the time it was written, critics have been trying to explain Hamlet's odd behavior, and the apparent lack of explanation for the absurdities of the play have caused some critics to denounce the play as a failure. This is far from the truth. The basic explanation of the play, which solves many problems associated with the play, is that Hamlet is depressed. T.S. Elliot says the play is a failure because Shakespeare's fails to impart to the audience how one would feel in Hamlet's situation. The fault is not Shakespeare's, but the audience's. The audience often fails to understand that Hamlet at the opening of the play, is not in his normal state, but is Hamlet depressed because of the death of his father. We see Hamlet change throughout the play, as he is starts out depressed, and grows in a natural progression. As he exits depression, he realizes the need for revenge, and he feigns madness to help him achieve this. Hamlet's depressed state in the beginning helps to explain many of the actions, and perceived failures of the play.
Hamlet is rather a brilliant play, in which Shakespeare successfully attempts to impart the feelings of grief. In the third and fourth soliloquy, Hamlet goes through the third stage of depression, which is a feeling of loneliness, suicidal thoughts, and great feeling of being upset. The first explanation is that Hamlet is depressed. As the play continues Hamlet changes, and seems to be completely different than what he previously was. He is now the prince he used to be before the play started. LaMar say, "He has been at the University of Wittenberg, where he has engaged in the subtleties of intellectual speculation"(Hamlet: A Man Who Thinks Before He Acts, p. His father was just murdered, his mother married his Uncle, and the title that he had been training for his whole entire life had just vanished before his eyes. Last we see that he is hurt because he can not say anything, and must keep silent. In the second soliloquy, we see him in the second stage of depression, which is anger, as he was very vengeful in the soliloquy. Hamlet's supposed madness is actually a result of his brilliant mind that understood that feigning madness would help him achieve his goals. "Hamlet: His Own Falstaff" Modern Critical Interpretations. "Oh! What a rogue and peasant slave am I:" (II,ii, 553).
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