Finding Faults in HamletOld English is difficult enough to understand when it is spoken clearly in a direct manner, but it is even more difficult when Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, speaks so sarcastically and indirectly. Throughout Shakespeare's work, Hamlet is very indirect and speaks in a way that cannot easily be interpreted by the other characters. He never seems to speak honestly, never reveals his true thoughts to anyone. Even if Hamlet says something that seems sincere, the audience is not sure if it is yet another game by Hamlet or if he is actually telling the truth. However, the ambiguous way in which he speaks is not the cause of his downfall; the actions of everyone involved are what causes everyone to kill or be killed. In numerous scenes in the play, Hamlet uses sharp wit and sarcasm to speak in a way that confuses the other characters. For example, in Act 2 and Scene 2, with Polonius and Hamlet, Hamlet speaks very sarcastically and confusingly to Polonius, but he in turn does not notice the meaning of Hamlet's words because he simply assumes that Hamlet has gone mad. , resulting in his awkward speech. In a scene with Hamlet and Ophelia, Hamlet tells her that he never truly loved her and that she should "go to a convent." She believes him, because Hamlet speaks honestly; however, later at Ophelia's funeral we find out that he had lied to her and that he truly loved her. In his famous silioque "to be or not to be", Hamlet is, once again, very ambiguous. In this speech, he looks as if he is contemplating suicide or time to continue living. He makes himself look like a confused and crazy young man; however, he tells Horatio that he is not truly mad. Nobody knows what to believe and by whom. Hamlet always says two things at the same time and then acts in a completely unpredictable way. I think he acted crazy to confuse Claudius and Polonius to avenge his father's death. At the same time as he plays the madman to Claudius, Polonius and his mother, he plays the lying and confused fiancé to Ophelia. No one ever knows what Hamlet's true intentions are.