Bill Cosby The Greatest Downfalls Known Around The World...

Like many legendary individuals, Bill Cosby has suffered one of the greatest downfalls known around the world today. Cosby’s recasted influential career has slowly deteriorated inch by inch as different accusations have surfaced against him. William Shakespeare, author of Hamlet, created an even greater downfall, but in a fictional story. Hamlet is a story pertaining to many worldly issues like revenge, women, and loyalty. An appearance from Hamlet’s past; his planned, fabricated, demented mindset; the arrival of two old friends; and the death of his beloved lead Hamlet into a psychotic state of mind that induced his determination to seek revenge. In the beginning, Hamlet appears grief stricken and soon shifts to the worst after his†¦show more content†¦In the play Hamlet introduces his mad behavior as a fictitious plan. Although he informs us that he is just pretending, there seems to be a fine line drawn between his pretend madness and his real madness. As he is speaking with his mother, he hears noises behind the tapestry and believes it to be Claudias. He shouts, â€Å"How now! a rat?† draws his sword and stabs through the tapestry, killing the unseen Polonius (III.iv.22) . The idea that he must get revenge for his father drives him into such a crazy state of mind he is incapable of making appropriate decisions, such as checking behind the curtain before just going on a killing spree. Another thing that sets Hamlet over the edge is the fake friendship Rosencrantz and Guildenstern commence with Hamlet. King Claudius invites Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to the palace with selfish intentions. Claudius requests the men to investigate Hamlet by â€Å"get[ing] from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet† (III.i.2-3). He wants them to figure out why he’s acting so dazed and confused, as well as ruining his own peace and quiet, while all along Hamlet is well aware of their true endeavors. During their attempts Hamlets says, â€Å"Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me† (III.ii.340-341). Hamlet compares deception to playing a musical instrument by making the comparison that his friends think that it is easier to manipulate him than an