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Essay Archive - Hamlet: Many Interpretations
Hamlet: Many Interpretations
Although many students of Shakespeare believe that Hamlet, among all the
plays in the Shakespearean canon, best reflects the universality of the
poet-dramatist's genius, it remains an enigmatical work, what has been
called a “grand poetical puzzle.” no artist can control the use to which
his insights are put by posterity, and this dictum is especially true of
Shakespeare, whose Hamlet has caused more discussion than any other
character in fiction, dramatic or non-dramatic. Many readers have been
disturbed by the two Hamlet's in the play: one, the sensitive young
intellectual and idealist, the “sweet prince” ....
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