Consider the elements which illustrate whether Hamlet is a weak revenger, a man with a fatal flaw, or a misfit in a treacherous world and the instability of his consciousness.

... Hamlet Coursework In this essay I am going to consider the elements which illustrate whether Hamlet is a weak revenger, a man with a fatal flaw, a misfit in a treacherous world and the instability of his consciousness. Hamlet's first soliloquy has crucial significance to the play as it accentuates his internal conflict caused by preceding events such as his father's death, and distaste for Claudius. The troubled traits of Hamlet are communicated well by the imagery that is used in this soliloquy. Hamlet says that he wants his "too too solid flesh" to ...melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew". This goes alongside, "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world", where the chain of downbeat adjectives, display how difficult Hamlet's emotional state is. These references to words do not merely present his dejection and adverse condition, but additionally bring his

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