Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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Many can feel lost at times because, but the confusion only allows them to see themselves. Individuals lose themselves in the state confusion, but can learn things that they never knew. Characters in Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead lose themselves in confusion but realize something new about themselves. Different characters face realization through different feelings, such as uncertainty, distraction, and agitation. Even though confusion leads an individual’s thoughts into turmoil, confusion will allow the individual to change in a positive or negative way. Individuals will react differently to situations and have different outcomes, but they will all go through the same process of battling against their own minds in order to determine what their future will turn into. Confusion leads individuals into self-realization about themselves.
Characters in Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead all go through some type of confusion and allows them to realize what future lies ahead of them. In both stories, characters have realized something about themselves and some realizations may not always please the individual. The process of self-realization requires the individual to have a mental battle with their id and ego in order to determine how or what they lacked before the realization. After realizing what the individual never noticed, the individual will act based on the new self they have built for themselves. Each character that finds something out about themselves will have to determine if the characteristic will have a positive or negative impact on the individual, but confusion will allow an individual to face self-realization.
Self-realization can come in many methods, but Claudius experiences self-realiz...

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