#poormouthing is so interesting to me…is that an actual term??

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“he’s just being sort of a jerk” HELP 😭💀 that is just something Hamlet would do. He’s insensitive but definitely not on purpose; I mean, see how he called Horatio “poor” as a compliment? Bffr Hamlet 🙄

Still, I fully believe Hamlet would have totally been the king who stopped the cycle of classism, with his friendship with Horatio and, to a lesser extent, Ophelia and Laertes being no small reason

I also think he influences Ophelia so like. she and hamlet are just hanging out and she's like "we need to redistribute the wealth" and hamlet is thinking "...I'm a little intimidated but you're actually SO RIGHT."

TLDR; Laertes indirectly causes Hamlet to become socialist. what a guy.

PLEASE YES!!

there's also a really interesting recurring element of hamlet "poormouthing" and almost trying to make himself more relatable.

Off the top of my head: "And now, good friends, as you are friends, scholars and soldiers, give me one poor request." and "And what so poor a man as Hamlet is may do, to express his love and friending to you, God willing, shall not lack." and "Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks, but I thank you." and "What a rogue and peasant slave am I!"

and after a while laertes has to tell him to knock it off, because we all know he's not actually poor and he may think he's being supportive but actually he's just being sort of a jerk.