Roskolnikov's Response to his mother's letter - Hamlet connection

Rosko is obviously very upset that his mother and sister have "deceived" him with the arrangement of the marraige of Dunia to Mr. Luzhin. Roskolnikov's mother says Mr. Luzhin "seems" to be kind. Nay it "seems" as Hamlet would say.
"Seems, madam! nay it is; I know not 'seems.' 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of forced breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye, Nor the dejected 'havior of the visage, Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, That can denote me truly: these indeed seem, For they are actions that a man might play: But I have that within which passeth show; These but the trappings and the suits of woe."

Does Roskolnikov have the "trappings and the suits of woe?" Nay, we do not know. How angry is Rosko? He "seems" to show us he is angry, but his words show that he is not as angry at his mother and sister as he is at their ludacris rationale in the decision to marry Mr. Luzhin so hastily. Even though Rosko is full of self-imposed guilt about his present circumstances and yet to be carried out murderous plans, he still has his wits about him, for during his internal monologue in response to his mother's letter, he knows exactly what is going on; he has not yet reached the point of no return. Hamlet, however - hmm... we do not know. How Hamlet is feeling in Act 1, immediately following his father's death is unknown to the reader at that time of the play,unless you already suspect his "antic dispostion."

The reader would feel the same way about Roskolnikov at the present juncture. Maybe Rosko is already putting on his on own madness, but we have received little indication that he might be losing his mind, other than his talking to himself and a ploy to off an old lady who he owes a bit of cash.

And like Hamlet, will Roskolnikov's madness prove to be his demise?

And for another blog... how does Roskolnikov's view of women parallel Hamlet's? (or am I grabbing at straws?)

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