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The Insanity Of Hamlet In Shakespeare's Hamlet

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Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark, who recently lost his father, the King. The guards persuaded Hamlet to go see his father’s ghost. The ghost reveals to Hamlet that Claudius murdered him, and asks Hamlet to avenge his death. Hamlet swears that he will do it, telling his friend, Horatio, and the guards of his plan. Hamlet is in love with Ophelia, but she ignores him because her father, Polonius, and her brother, Laertes, told her to do so. After finding out about the ghost, Hamlet's attitude changes and everyone believes that he is mad. Polonius and Claudius both believe that this madness comes from Hamlet's love for Ophelia.
Hamlet arranges the troupes to perform in a play to be acted out in the same way that Claudius killed Hamlet's father.
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