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This paper looks at the tragic play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. In "Hamlet", Shakespeare explores various human emotions, particularly the need for revenge. This paper takes a look at these emotions as well as the righteous value that proved to be to Hamlet's downfall.

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"First, Hamlet is a thinker. He has the mind of a great man and a sense of the vastness of the universe and eternity. He constantly questions himself about the meaning of life. "What is this quintessence of dust?" he asks. Many of his questions are not answerable to this day. He wonders about profound issues that perhaps only God understands. He is certainly aware of "the great question of being" and of what he does not know. "There are more things in heaven and earth...than are dreamt of in our philosophy." He senses the mental nature of existence and makes profound statements, such as, "There is nothing either good nor bad, but thinking makes it so." Hamlet is also a good judge of honesty and can tell when others are not being completely honest with him. For example, when his old friends Gildenstern and Rosenkranz are asked by the queen and Claudius to come and visit him, he knows they are lying about their reason for visiting."

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