This is shown when he is questioned by Gertrude about his recent despondent ways. Hamlet says: “It seems, madam! No, it is; I don’t know “it seems”. » (1.2.76). He simply states: “I am what I seem to be.” But later, in the same act, Hamlet makes a proclamation about his current behaviors when he vows to avenge his father's death. At this point in the play, Hamlet seems to make a complete change in character. From a grieving son, he transforms into a man driven by dishonest thoughts. Hamlet seems to be one of the most deceptive characters in the play. He uses an act of madness as a tool of deception to distract from his careful actions as he attempts to gather evidence. Polonius and Laertes influenced Ophelia not to view Hamlet romantically; reflecting his new deceptive process, Hamlet uses his relationship with Ophelia to make everyone believe that he is madly in love. He led everyone to believe that was the cause of his