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Essay Archive - Hamlet: Duplicity
Hamlet: Duplicity
In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the protagonist exhibits a puzzling,
duplicitous nature. Hamlet contradicts himself throughout the play. He
endorses both the virtues of acting a role and that of being true to one's
self. He further supports both of these conflicting endorsements with his
actions. This ambiguity is demonstrated by his alleged madness, for he does
behave madly,only to become perfectly calm and rational an instant later.
These inconsistencies are related with the internal dilemmas he faces. He
struggles with the issue of revenging his f....
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