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Hamlet says, "I know not seems". The difference between his thoughto and those
of his mother seem to be between the appearance of gried, e.g. black clothes.
sad expression, etc. and the reality. Hamlet says several times that
his exterior merely reflects his interior misery. He feels his mother
accuses him of putting on an act of grief, for sympathy maybe,(?)
but the real problem is his dark look and behavior in contrast with her guilty need
to forget his father since she has remarried.Posted by Kathryn on April 13, 1997 at 16:10:11
In Reply to "Justifiable grief" posted by Lavinia on April 12, 1997 at 17:46:50
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