Hamlet

Why is hanlet disturbed but amazed by the performance of the actors that recites Priam and hecuba? Support with textual evidence

hamlet act 2

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Hamlet cannot believe that an actor can show so much compassion for a fictional character. Hamlet wonders why he cannot summon that passion to revenge his father. Hamlet also laments that Hecuba, who showed passion for her husband, was so unlike his mother.