Hamlet is introduced as a peaceful, well-mannered individual who is only mourning the loss of his father, the late king. Hamlet appears well spoken, with a dash of mild pessimism. He is, however, contemplating suicide already in the second scene.

"Or that the everlasting had not fixed

Referring to his mother and uncle, this is where I believe Hamlet begins to unleash his vengeance.

His depression becomes a key element in the fuel for his rage later on. Hamlet's already thin disposition, however, rapidly changes when he learns of his father's ill-natured demise.

As the play continues Hamlet becomes increasingly hostile. He begins to take his aggression out on Ophelia for letting her father control her. He really digs in on her stating that she go to a nunnery, and that is she marries he will give her this "plague" as a dowry. Hamlet is suddenly overwhelmed when he finds out that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are actually spying on him for the king. Almost suddenly Hamlet has no one he can trust, and everyone he knows is doing something or has done something to push his rage further. Even though he pretends to be mad, I believe that this madness actually begins to take over him. He starts to

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