Fear and Loathing in the Shakespearian Age

FEAR AND LOATHING IN THE SHAKESPAERAIN AGE; AN ESSAY THAT REQUIRES DRUGS TO UNDERSTAND         When you hear the excuse, ' My environment made me do it.' You expect to hear it from A former gang member on an early morning talk show. But to hear it from Hamlet requires a double take. I think that Prince Hamlet was a victim of the people around him. I.E. Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Polonius, Laertes, Gertrude, and Claudius.         …

…and the Queen.         Everyone tries to find an excuse for some flaw in their life. If you are fired, the boss was out to get you. If you lose $500 in a poker game, the dealer stacked the deck in his favor. But for Hamlet you would expect him to say. ' My environment made me this way'. What way? A rich whining brat who loves to cry over spilt milk? I believe so, do you?