1. Hamlet- a complex character?
The opening line is a clear indication of Hamlet being the self critic, he then moves to the thinker, where he wonders at how the players so easily mourn for Hecuba even though they are just acting. ... The entire famous soliloquy, "to be or not to be :" is already a complete contrast to the second, for it is far more logic and calmer and Hamlet throughout can be described as a reflective philosopher, expressing his thoughts on fundamental questions on life and death, which is different to the previous where there role of the revenger, thinker/questioning and self critic come through. ... When...
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