re, to an unsuspecting
             audience, comes through as a good and noble successor to the recently
             buried king, but it is almost immediately revealed that there is something
             quite awry in the seemingly tranquil scene. The first sign of this is the
             care taken to mention that Hamlet is dressed in black, thus singling him
             out as the lone mourner in the crowd. Further, Hamlet lets it be known that
             he has an aversion to hypocrisy. For instance, when Gertrude gently
             chastises him about his extended period of mourning (1.2. 68-73), Hamlet's
             response emphasizes his anger as well as one of the play's key th
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