In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet endures a parade of losses and wittingly seeks to remedy his sorrow as his relationships deteriorate. Significantly, Shakespeare displays Hamlet’s two major arcs by juxtaposing his mindset during each of them; as a result, Shakespeare can elucidate Hamlet’s transition from muddled indecision to firm resolve near the conclusion of the play. In accordance with this change, Hamlet begins to address his situation by cursing his situation and others before he transitions into achieving a strong sense of self-acceptance as well as acceptance of his fate.
When Hamlet first addresses his grief he reveals his intelligence, but also his strong emotions and morals that come with the death of his father. Accordingly, after Claudius and his mother
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In this way, Hamlet displays his affinity for acting as he has already resolved “to put an antic disposition on”(668,172), as he puts on a mad facade to determine the guilt of Claudius. As he concludes, Hamlet’s mindset progresses in the direction of revenge as he concludes that “the play’s the thing/ Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king”(682,671-674). Here, Hamlet, who initially declares himself a “whore” who “unpack[s] his heart with words”(682,652), displays a great deal of growth from his initial thoughts to his final determination. In this example, Shakespeare displays Hamlet’s ability to exact revenge for the first time, a stark contrast to his previous thoughts. Despite Hamlet’s success with the play, Hamlet’s self-confidence fades and Hamlet once again reveals the vulnerable side of his character. Hamlet contemplates death as he thinks about “The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks/ That flesh is heir to”(683,620. Here, Hamlet displays a regression from his previous resolve to carry out his comprehensive plan to murder Claudius. After Hamlet develops the strength to ignore his instincts and commit