Equal to other malcontent characters of the age, "Hamlet [...] is a bitter critic of the society in the midst of which he is placed."9 As other malcontents do, he "[...] finds expression in the form of bitter self-abuse, both in soliloquies, like Oh what a rogue and peasant slave am I. ...

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• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School