Assertion: hamlet | /r/HasProperty | exception
Facets:
value: in that psychopathic characters
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Freud points out that Hamlet is an exception in that psychopathic characters are usually ineffective in stage plays; they "become as useless for the stage as they are for life itself", because they do not inspire insight or empathy, unless the audience is familiar with the character's inner conflict.
text: Shakespeare implements tragic flaws in many of his tragedies (Macbeth's ambition, Othello's jealousy, Lear's naivety), and Hamlet is no exception.