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A man tortured by irreconcilable moral dilemmas A philosopher A truly noble prince An unhappy adolescent A puritanical fundamentalist A clever impersonator.

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2 A man tortured by irreconcilable moral dilemmas A philosopher A truly noble prince An unhappy adolescent A puritanical fundamentalist A clever impersonator of madness A genuine madman Man with acute sexual problems A dreamer Hamlet as: Ironic commentary on morality & sin Hamlet has been seen as:

3 Hamlets Roles Potential suicide Alienated outsider Blood-thirsty revenger Lacerating Self-critic Angry son Friend of Horatio joker swordsman actor

4 Relations w/ the opposite sex Coming to terms w/ responsibility Finding ones own personality Problems w/ mom & stepfather Problems coming to terms w/ death of his father Hamlet Faces Familiar Problems of Adolescence like:

5 Hamlet as: Hamlet has been seen as:

6 Hamlets Roles

7 Hamlet Faces Familiar Problems of Adolescence like:

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