Hamlet's views on man are well known: "What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world!" (II-ii, 315-20)
Nevertheless, reflecting upon the vicious reality of the human mind, he declares: "And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me . . ." (II-ii, 320-22)
Humans have both a bright and a dark side. The mind may lean strongly toward the dark side: it must be understood in order to create a more humane approach to life.