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Essay Archive - Hamlet's Character
Hamlet's Character
In Hamlet's speech in act three, scene three Hamlet discloses many
facets of his character to us, aspects that we have thus far only been able
to see as fragments in other speeches. He reveals himself to be an over-
analytical man who often procrastinates. He also shows that he does not
really want to kill Claudius but feels compelled to out of a sense of duty
to his dead father. Hamlet demonstrates his over-analytical nature in line
seventy-three of the speech when he says "That would be scann'd:", meaning
that he should examine hi....
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