What causes alienation in Shakespeares Hamlet?
Hamlet is alienated due to his own actions. He found out that his uncle killed his father, and he can not handle being around these people that don’t understand how evil the king is. He pulls himself away. Of course, it is only because of this family betrayal, but it was Hamlet’s choice to avoid and turn against everyone. His alienation affects him (this is my opinion. You can choose either side, as long as you can support with evidence. So don’t think there is only one correct answer!) positively. By removing himself from the situation and making others not want to confront him because he is pretending to be crazy, he can collect his thoughts and see the truth. I think by being by himself, he had the time and calmness within himself to realize what he needed to do. It gave him that period of relief and time to plan.
