In Shakespeare’s "Hamlet," shattered idealism is one of the several flaws of the main character. Hamlet’s expectations of mankind were destroyed when he learned of the unmerciful motives and reasons of action from his close friends and relatives. This harsh reality of society sent Hamlet into severe depression, which caused him to surrender the love of life he once possessed. Hamlet’s first disturbing realization was the incestuous, illicit marriage between his mother …showed first 75 words of 505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 505 total…be desolate and lonely. In fact, he feels so isolated and entrapped in his native land that he says: "[the world is a prison] a goodly one, in which there are many confines, wards, and dungeons, Denmark being one o' th' worst." Hamlet no longer has faith in the people of Denmark due to what he has seen, which leads him to lose his sanity and takes him on the path to destruction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**