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Humanity And Its Faults In Shakespeare's Hamlet

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In Shakespeare’s iconic play, Hamlet, the theme of humanity and its faults is a huge aspect of the play. Hamlet says in a monologue, “what a piece of work is a man” (Ham. 2. 2.). This famous quotation relates to humankind’s skills. Human beings are the only creatures on the Earth with the ability to form complex thoughts and feelings. While reading the play, one is exposed to the inner workings and thoughts of Prince Hamlet’s mind. Hamlet, after being dealt blow after blow, consistently wonders why humanity acts how it does. Hamlet observes the hypocritical nature of people and questions what reasoning people have behind their actions, thus asking, “what a piece of work is man”. Human beings are complex, as they often say one thing and mean
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