Shakespeare expresses this idea in many of his works, an example being the frustrated Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. ... However, if everyone was convinced of Hamlet's madness, no one would believe him. This, the king expresses in his speech to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act 3, Scene 3, lines 1 and 2: I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range . The only act in the play that Hamlet performs that can be called irrational is when he is in the queen's chambers, having just killed Polonius. ... , says the queen in Act 3, Scene 4, line 105, seeing Hamlet talking...

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One of his most most respected and beloved plays, "Romeo and Juliet," has inspired scores of movies such as Baz Luhrmann's version starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. ... Critics have noted his disregard for Aristotle's rules regarding literary unities, but in the words of Pope, "To judge of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rules, is like trying a man by the laws of one country who acted under those of another"." ... Shakespearean quotes such as "To be, or not to be: that is the question " (Hamlet - Act III, Scene I) and "This above all: to thine own self be true " (Hamlet - ...

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