In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, exhibits a puzzling, deceitful nature. Hamlet contradicts himself throughout the play. He endorses both the virtues of acting a role and that of being true to one's self. He further supports both of these conflicting endorsements with his actions. This contradiction is demonstrated by his alleged madness, for he does behave madly, only to become perfectly calm and rational an instant later. These inconsistencies are related with the …showed first 75 words of 2010 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2010 total…father, goes mad and dies as a result. The King could not cover up his guilt, so Hamlet has the proof he needs to spur him on. Finally, Hamlet: If he would have acted as the ghost instructed him to in the first place, instead of flip flopping, would have killed Claudius outright. Had Hamlet been truly comfortable with acting, or himself and his own vengeance, Claudius could have been the only causality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**