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Write two to three sentences explaining what makes Hamlet a round character. Use at least one specific example from the text to support your claims.

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Round characters are those who change throughout a particular literary work - those who actually resemble humans and exhibit actual human characteristics. Hamlet is like that - he is sane at times, completely mad at others, he questions his own existence and whether he should live or not, he questions if he is a criminal capable of killing another human, he feels remorse, sadness, shame, but also a thirst for revenge.
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