Hamlet

HELP ME ON HAMLET !

W.h. Auden wrote that

hamlet lacks faith in god and himself. Consequently he must define his existence in terms of others, e.g. I am the man whose mother married his uncle who murdered his father. Inability to act, for he can only "act," i.e., play at possibilities.

Do you agree or disagree with Auden's statement ?

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This sounds like it has merit. Certainly Hamlet is obsessed about others at the expense of knowing who he is and what he wants.