Character Analyzation Act 2: Hamlet

It is evident throughout Act II that Hamlet has entered a state of melancholy, as he still can not believe that Claudius murdered Hamlet's father. Not only can Hamlet not recover from his father's death, but he is also distraught that his mother has so quickly married the man that murdered her own husband. When people, such as Hamlet's friends, try to comfort him and make him feel better, Hamlet is quick to shrug them away. It appears that all Hamlet is focused on is forcing Claudius to reveal that he was the one that murdered Hamlet Senior. Thus, at the end of Act II, Hamlet has finally created a plan to reveal Claudius' guilt.