As seen when he returns from the war, Krebs is somewhat of an outcast and carries on his lonely way. ... The setting of a mid-western town in the early 1900's shows hardly any change before and after the war. ... It would be safe to assume that because he was active in a war, the setting changed each time Krebs was in a different country. ... Girls and foreign countries were only a couple of things that made life more interesting while at war. ... But the world they were in was not the world he was in" (281). ...

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Why He Feigns Insanity Hamlet feigns insanity because it allows him to do several things that he otherwise would be unable to do: With respect to Ophelia, Hamlet would like to express his intense, irrepressible anger towards her without arising suspicion in her or in others that he is in a hostile rational mental state. ... This might make them support Hamlet in his endeavor, thus providing him with the psychological support he needs to carry it out. ... Ordinarily, Hamlet would not greatly resent women, but since in this case they have cornered him into an extremely stressful situa...

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