Aggressive Behavior In Hamlet By William Shakespeare

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Hamlet displays aggressive behavior towards others because he had no remorse for murdering his girlfriend’s father, and forcefully attacks all women in his life with words. The moment Hamlet realized that it was Polonius he killed, he reacted with “ Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell. I took thee for thy better. Take thy fortune. Thou find’st to be too busy is some danger.” This quote proves that Hamlet did not care about murdering Polonius, even though Polonius was his girlfriend’s father. He did not know who he murdered, which meant he was okay with murdering anybody. Also, Hamlet did not think twice about his actions which proves that he is impulsive and doesn’t know what he is doing. Another instance when Hamlet aggressively

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