Right from his first line, hamlet is a depressed, sarcastic, smart kinder who sees the world for what it really is and who hates his uncle-vader. He gives sass to the king and his mom, tells them that he's not just pretending to be depressed, attacks everyone he hates, und says how he wishes he would die. Then, his friends get there and he tells them the truth of his messed up life. Their conversation ist so quick and funny (for example: the whole "the king my father" dialogue). Shakespeare sets us up to like hamlet because hamlet is the man of truth, sarcasm, and humor. He is the only normal respite from all of the hyperbolic characters around him. Plus he has a funny name. In the act, hamlet doesnt do anything, he is just set up for action. this continues through most of act ii. all of this buildup is shakespeare trying to get us excited about hamlet and support him (he is the protagonist, after all). You'll notice that there some Deutsch sprinkled in and my background is now the German flag. This is because I have German viewership and am trying to increase it.
In later acts and scenes, hamlet transforms. He becomes a determined, principled man who seeks to honor his father and stop the grossness going on in his family. He becomes Amman of passionate love. And he shows his health, funny relationships with his friends. Hamlets transformation makes him more of a relatable, realistic character in whom the reader can invest. We gettinsee hamlet as a man with passion, morals, and truth; and we love him for that.
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