The protagonist of a moody teenager is a trope today in many books and movies. Dating back to the early 1500’s this trend began with Shakespeare's renowned play Hamlet. This character of Hamlet is the ultimate emotional adolescent these characters are all living up to. Throughout the play, he goes through several impassioned interactions that affect him immensely. Hamlet has proven himself to be extremely methodical and assertive in his behavior in order to manipulate people, demonstrated by his various personality shifts throughout the plot. Beginning with Act I, Hamlet exhibits his dramatic behavior when he initially presents himself, and is faced with the reality of his father’s murder. After meeting with the ghost for the first time, he exclaims in his first soliloquy “O fie! Hold, hold my heart,/And you, my sinews, grow not instant old,/ But bear me stiffly up. Remember thee?”(1.2.97-99). Hamlet’s behavior suggest how he is being overwhelmed by the news he has just received, and this continues to reflect in
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He calmy confides in himself on how “...[He is] alone”(2.2.563). as well as addressing how he is “... a rogue and peasant slave... Is it not monstrous that this player here… Could force his soul so to his own conceit”(2.2.564-567). This demonstrates how, when Hamlet is unaccompanied he tones down his mannerisms to a much cooler approach. This theme continues as he is engaging with someone he trusts, such as Horatio. For instance, when speaking to Horatio, he refers to him as “... good Horatio...Come some music! Come, the recorders!” (3.2.301-306). Again, Hamlet continues to speak to Horatio, someone he trusts dearly, in a soothing manner. A common theme repeated throughout the play, and a way for Hamlet to easily release the stress of Claudius, Ophelia and his many other bothersome acquaintances he is often
He calmy confides in himself on how “...[He is] alone”(2.2.563). as well as addressing how he is “... a rogue and peasant slave... Is it not monstrous that this player here… Could force his soul so to his own conceit”(2.2.564-567). This demonstrates how, when Hamlet is unaccompanied he tones down his mannerisms to a much cooler approach. This theme continues as he is engaging with someone he trusts, such as Horatio. For instance, when speaking to Horatio, he refers to him as “... good Horatio...Come some music! Come, the recorders!” (3.2.301-306). Again, Hamlet continues to speak to Horatio, someone he trusts dearly, in a soothing manner. A common theme repeated throughout the play, and a way for Hamlet to easily release the stress of Claudius, Ophelia and his many other bothersome acquaintances he is often