ment show that he is trapped in his grief and sorrow over the death of his father, the King. Hamlets sentiments give way for those associated with him to feel what he is going through, although they do not understand it. This blunt statement by Hamlet indicated his frustration with other, and also himself, in that he has to justify his mood and actions to the people who are supposedly close to him and do not judge him by his feelings. That monologue is only one of the many times which Hamlets extreme situations are restated for the sake of others involvement. Quite the opposite actually, for we are continually and painfully reminded of his exceptional predicament.7 As a result of the nature of Hamlets feelings this melancholy should in no way be mistaken for any type of madness. What is greater than Hamlets loss of belief of integrity in the world his is loss of love for the life he once had and the people he knew/knows. This loss of enthusiasm also stems from the fact that he intrinsically knows there is more wickedness brewing under the superficial illusionary surface of calm that Claudius tried to promote. As a culmination of all these factors, Hamlet loses all faith in mankind: And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me, {no}, nor woman neither [...] (II. ii. 331- 3). Drawing on Biblical allusions, Hamlet redefines the position of man as simply he who came from dust and regards humans as no more important than that which they came from. As a malcontent, Hamlet [...] passes from an alienation from his particular society to a mood of world weariness when he feels estranged from life itself and human existence [...] thus his alienation goes beyond the social to the metaphysical level as he sighs, How {weary}, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on t, ah fie!8Hamlet takes advantage of his friends inquiries to make a statement regarding his current view of the world in whic...
