he does with the youth of his own time. Hamlet is immature,

sarcastic, and takes action during the heat of passion which

is very much like the behavior of the youth in the 1990's.

Love, control over action, and the ability to overcome

depression are just a few ways to prove maturity. It is

obvious Hamlet loves Ophelia in his own way ". . . the

celestial and my soul's idol, the most beautified Ophelia . . ."

(Hamlet. II, ii, 109- 110), but his way is not mature enough

to include trust toward his lover. The trust that Hamlet

should have given her was the key of his madness. This

madness that Hamlet cannot trust his love with is the same

madness that he loses total control over because of his

immaturity; it then causes him to do things, such as kill

Polonius, that a person that was mature could stop. The

madness that Hamlet assumes is understandable but he can

never get over the actual death of his father by still wearing

black a year later, and the hasty marriage of his mother to

Claudius. Compared to Horatio who is calm and cool

blunt rudeness is often used by Hamlet in order to offend

Gertrude, insults Polonius by calling him ". . . a fishmonger."

the dreadful summit of the cliff . . ." (Hamlet. I, iv, 69-70). If

roughout the play, and Fortinbras who collected an army

Hamlet means. The second person that Hamlet is openly

needs action from outside sources in order to get a reaction

like his father even though his friends warn him that the ghost

Hamlet often used the hasty marriage of his mother to offend

today's youth and that is the insight that Hamlet has towards

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)