Essay Archive - Hamlet: Brutal Truth
Hamlet: Brutal Truth
Disillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions
churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his
father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. While Hamlet
tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously
embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore; this, in stark
contrast to Claudius' fervent attempts to obscure the truth of murder.
Deception versus truth; illusion versus reality. In the play, Prince
Hamlet is constantly having to differentiate amongst them. However, there
is always an exception to the rule, and in this case, ....
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