Hamlet's strength of character is in fact highlighted by his desire for the truth. ... Hamlet's nobility and decency are not diminished by his inability to take immediate revenge, but his rash and impulsive actions in slaying Polonius and arranging the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do affect an analysis of the nobility of his character. ... Hamlet's decision to send his to boyhood friends to their death represents one of the many and bizarre contradictions in his character. ... Hamlet is an incongruous and contradictory character. ... Horratio's affirmation of Haml...

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The plot of the play centers around the supposed madness of its title character, Hamlet, but he is not the only character who displays irrational behavior. ... Hamlet cannot believe that his mother could so quickly fall in love with Claudius when she seemed so in love with Hamlet Senior as well. ... Hamlet then talks crazy to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the king's spies, who are pretending to just be concerned about Hamlet's well-being. ... After the "Mousetrap," Hamlet has made up his mind. ... Horatio, Hamlet's loyal friend, contemplates suicide at this point, not wanting ...

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CHARACTERS Rosencrantz - A bumbling, ridiculous but harmless Elizabethan gentleman. ... While Hamlet's main character trait in Shakespeare's play is, perhaps, openness (he can't stop telling the audience what he is thinking) the Hamlet of Stoppard's play is much more mysterious. ... In fact, the entire court seems to be at odds with the two main characters. ... PLOT ANALYSIS It is difficult to comment on the plot of R&G as a whole, because it is composed of so many disparate ideas. ... This is where the comedy often comes in: though they might be disturbed by their ...

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• Grade Level: High School