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How is Ophelia's madness different from Hamlet's?Note: When citing Shakespeare’s plays, format quotations similarly to lines of poetry. Introduce direct quotations and never leave your citations free-standing. Show line breaks. In parenthesis, identify the Act.Scene.Lines and not page numbers, as in the following example:Clothing and disguise in Hamlet are important factors of self-discovery. When Francisco says “Stand and unfold yourself” (1.1.2) in the opening scene, he announces the idea that the play will be about identity, and how characters reveal their true intentions. “Seems, madam! Nay it is; I know not ‘seems” Hamlet remarks to Gertrude, explaining the difference between appearance and desire: “Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, / Nor customary suits of solemn black . . . That can denote me truly.” (1.2.76-83) Clothing for Hamlet is a false display of genuine emotion as Hamlet finds himself obsessed by a “smiling, damnéd villain.” (1.5.108)