Although contextual values change, the basic human desire to seek answers to the fundamental questions of life has not, causing Shakespeare's play to speak in different ways. ... " after obeying the ghost's command to "...revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.... Hamlet's irrational and impulsive behavior coincides with A.P. ... Act 1, Scene 2 delves further into the complex characterization of Hamlet and the moral dilemma he is governed by, the death of the King and marriage of Gertrude and Claudius. ... This chaos strips away the appearances, established by the ...

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The Shakespearean authorship controversy has continued for over 300 years; yet with a multitude of scholars on both sides their respective research has not made clear the muddy waters of suspicious uncertainty. ... It was not until seven years after his death in 1616 that a huge memorial volume of the First Folio appeared, produced by several of Shakespeare's theatrical associates of all his plays. ... In contrast, Edward de Vere's death in 1604 would have bar him from being the author of several majestic tragedies believed written latter such as Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear; the...

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