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Hamlet Contradictions
Hamlet focuses on how such a motive can become practical and ethical when faced with a particularly sensitive mind. Francis Bacon's famous comment that revenge is "a kind of wild justice" reaches the heart of the battle of vengeance, the terse phrase "wild justice" offers the paradox of revenge that feels the restoration of balance and legitimate dealings through unregulated and unregulated men. Enact these contradictions and communicate with them.

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