Hamlet

What sets this play apart from other Shakespearean plays is the concept of trust. Hamlet struggles many times to see who he can trust throughout the story. First he tests the trust of the ghost by gauging Claudius' reaction to the self scripted amendments to a show. Secondly he can not immediately trust his former friends ordered by Claudius to help Hamlet's "insanity". The issue of uncertainty is very paramount in this play. There are many occasions where Hamlet doubts his actions and reacts impulsively. For the most part he reacts violently for example when he stabs the tapestry where Polonius is and where he grabs Ophelia by the wrist with a deathly gaze.