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There are many scenes within the play of Hamlet, which can alter the audience’s perception of the main character, Hamlet. So much of Hamlet is an attempt to deceive the audience; Hamlet’s madness, his ‘antic disposition’ is a prime example.
Others include Act Three Scene one, where Hamlet is incredibly, brutally rude toward Ophelia, his alleged lover. This impression of Hamlet depicts a ghastly picture, one of tribulation and inclemency.
Personally, I believe that the image portrayed by Shakespeare of Hamlet is one of aptitude for guile and justice. Many things during this complex play indicate that this is certainly the case. Hamlets plan with the Players is one of cunning and coyness; a play to damn his fathers killer. Although he is hell-bound on avenging his fathers death, this destructive rage within him is, nevertheless, overcome by his intelligence, forcing him to be sure himself of his fathers killer. This action shows us, the audience, of Hamlets mentality, and his overall mental predominance over his other acquaintances.
Another scene tells the audience that Hamlet is also a man of justice, a willing to discover the truth. Act
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However, the audience is not likely to have thought this about Hamlet. This could be a show of Hamlets consideration toward his Mother, or viewed as pure and simple vengeance. His reason was one of justice, but also could be considered one of cruelty and vengeance. All Gertrude is guilty of is being naïve and foolish to the faults of new husband. It reveals his true feelings on such events, and emphasizes the difference between his public appearance and his thoughts and attitude towards Claudius.
He insults her as though she were his uncle; ‘…at your age the heyday in the blood is tame. Another good example of imagery in the soliloquy is that of the "unweeded garden that grows to seed; things rank. His procrastination of his uncle’s inevitable murder obviously displays an image of Hamlet doing what is right, or an image of arrant repugnance
Hamlet is not an evil man. At the start, Hamlet says that he wants his "too too solid flesh" to ". He also insults her paintings, saying that God had made it that way, who are you to change it. Hamlet also jumps into her grave at the end of the play, and fights with Laertes, professing his love for her; ‘…Forty thousand brothers…. Perchance Shakespeare intends Hamlet to be considered just and virtuous before the end of the play, by killing the instigator of the dilemmas, Claudius. To kill him while he is at prayer could be a way of avoiding this, and Hamlet does not wish to take this chance.
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