The great flaws of humanity, as defined in the characters of the tragedy, make Hamlet to be considered one of the greatest tragedies ever written. As Emily Dickonson stated, "Hamlet wavered for all of us," humanity can indeed find a likeness of himself in the Prince of Denmark. Thousands of scholars, writers, students, and psychologists spend countless years on the analysis of human nature through Hamlet, the great "play within a play". As Harold Goddard …
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…Ophelia, depends on a man for advice and insight to Hamlet's attitude. Gertrude's longing for the attention that she loses when her husband dies causes her hasty remarriage. The need for dependance is so deep, in fact, and the marriage comes so suddenly, that Hamlet states: "The funeral baked meats / Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables"(1.2.180-181). This may well signify the Queen's need for, and dependence on, male support and guidance. (Bloom, page 428).