The appearance of madness and the reality of sadness are common occurrences after an unexpected experience of grief. The protagonist appears crazy while the antagonist remains reserved and in control even with the guilt of killing his own brother. The appearance of sadness and madness plays a role with selected characters. Selected characters, Hamlet and Claudius, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, portray the characteristics of a villain, while one acts as a villain with manipulation and murder, the other reflects on evil acts. Without Claudius' influence on Hamlet's revenge, none of the deaths would have occurred, thus making Claudius a deadlier villain than Hamlet. One may have a feeling of sympathy towards Hamlet, but it is difficult to sympathize with Claudius. Sadness, madness, anger: these appositives describe Hamlet's feelings (sp6). King Hamlet's death by poison affects Hamlet's appearance of madness, creating even greater grief in the royal family. “That father has lost, he has lost his, and the survivor is obliged in filial obligation for a certain period to perform painful funerals,” explains Hamlet...