In Hamlet, one of Shakespeare's most popular works, he shows just how much he knew about the complexities of the human mind. The approach taken by Shakespeare in Hamlet has generated an infinite number of interpretations on the plays meaning. Through young Hamlet's struggle in confronting his internal dilemma, deciding whether or not to avenge his father's death, the reader is made aware of one of the more common interpretations in Hamlet ; the idea that Shakespeare attempting to comment on the influence that a persons mental state has on their life's decisions.

As the play unfolds, Shakespeare uses the encounters that Hamlet must face to demonstrate the effect that one's perspective can have on the development of the human mind. Some critics have noticed that the encounters that Shakespeare uses Hamlets encounters to look into the workings of the human mind.

"What we have in Hamlet is the exploration and implicit criticism of a particular state of mind or consciousness. In Haml

Shakespeare sets up a stage for Hamlet's internal dilemma in act 1, scene 5

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