How does Hamlet hint that he is the only one that is really mourning his father’s death in act 1? | Hamlet Questions & Answers

Hamlet accuses his mother, his uncle, and most people at the funeral for pretending to be sad. Hamlet says he is truly sad.

“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.

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