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Development In Act I, Scene 2 Of Hamlet By William Shakespeare

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In Act I, Scene 2, we are introduced to Hamlet through development in relation to the other players at court. His uncle Claudius appears to run things as smoothly as possible, even in light of such a massive power shift, leaving Hamlet ever unconvinced: “A little more than kin, and less / than kind … Not so, my lord, I am too much in the sun” (Act I, Scene 2, Lines 64-67). He openly expresses his dissent as those closest to him devote sole focus on securing their own power, rather than mourning the loss of their fallen king. Hamlet rejects these illusions presented before him, instead choosing to turn inward and indulge in his own despair: “O God, God , / How (weary), stale, flat, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world!” (Act

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