is mother, "O shame, where is thy blush?" (3.4.72). He is voicing his distaste for her, not only for marrying his uncle, but also for not being true to herself. He believes that she should show some shame for her sins, but she does not. At this point, Hamlet is till not sure as how he is to proceed. He is caught in the middle of acting and objectivity. Hamlet finally decides to act the part his father had given him after he sees the soldiers going off to die in the war. He realizes that he should do what his role dictates, strictly because it is his role. He does not falter in his conviction after he returns and he fully embraces the act. Upon confronting Laertes, he says, "This is I, Hamlet the Dane" (5.1.53-54). The "Dane", meaning the King. He is claiming his right to the throne.In the rest of the play, Hamlet gets to the point. He barely has time to tell, to Horatio, his story of escape before he is challenged. He does not refuse the challenge because as nobility, which he is finally claiming to be, he cannot refuse and keep his honor. Hamlet goes to the match and, because he has now accepted the role, he does not hesitate to kill the King when prompted to.It would seem that being a good actor is paramount to survival in this play. Polonius could not stick to the role of adviser, and was trying to convince the King that Hamlet was in love with his daughter. This leads him to spy on Hamlet, and because he could not do that right either, is killed. Ophelia could not handle the role of mourning for her father, goes mad and dies as a result. The King could not cover up his guilt, so Hamlet has the proof he needs to spur him on. If Hamlet had acted as the ghost instructed him to do, Claudius would have been killed outright. Had Hamlet been truly comfortable with his role, Claudius would have ...
