Throughout "Hamlet," Shakespeare gives us sharp literary images of death, decay, rot, and corruption. Imperfection is innate to the human condition and it is exemplified in "Hamlet." ... The intense personal relationship of Gertrude and Hamlet is constructed in a form in which Hamlet's fixation is provided little context, allowing for the development of speculative interpretations. ... This moral questioning is permeated in Hamlet through the protagonist's constant procrastination. ... This pessimistic attitude resonates throughout the soliloquy, supplemented by Hamlet's catal...

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