Monster Essays - Hamlet
Hamlet
Disillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions
churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his
father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. While
Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he
consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore;
this, in stark contrast to Claudius' fervent attempts to obscure the
truth of murder. Deception versus truth; illusion versus reality. In the
play, Prince Hamlet is constantly having to differentiate amongst them.
However, there is always an exception ....
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