It can be argued that at this point of the play, Hamlet
acts almost like a modern detective. Since he does not have a forenics lab however, he
must go "under cover" as a mad man so that the characters come to disregard him and
speak freely in front of him. However, it can be argued, that like some vice cops who
go into deep cover, the line between acting and becoming what you are pretending to be
can be a thin line.
Hamlet doesn't seem to trust his own
feelings and instincts about the other characters. He wants (what is considered to be
at the time) empirical data, for the other characters to act in a certain way to confirm
what he thinks. Which can be interpreted as restraint or cowardice, depending on your
feelings on the matter. Not wanting to act because he doesn't have all of the facts
(which is just about impossible to have in any situation) is strange at the very
least.
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