LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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Hamlet is depressed yet highly intelligent.
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Hamlet is naive and simple minded.
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Hamlet is spoiled and manipulative.
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Hamlet is intellectually passive and deeply frightened of his father’s ghost.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical, full of hatred for his uncle’s scheming and disgust for his mother’s sexuality. A reflective and thoughtful young man who has studied at the University of Wittenberg, Hamlet is often indecisive and hesitant, but at other times prone to rash and impulsive acts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet actually calls himself melancholic (II. ii. 597)3 and the very first speech he makes in the play is devoted to a public statement of his melancholy. He speaks of his anhedonia at length to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, saying that he has lost all his mirth and that man does not delight him.
Detailed explanation-3: -His intellect can be seen throughout the play, “ The point envenomed too! Then, venom, to thy work”. Even in this time of action Hamlet is able to think enough to kill Claudius. His intellect is what lead him to this position but also helps in making a crucial decision.
Detailed explanation-4: -Three adjectives that describe Hamlet are impulsive, confused, and emotional.