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h a pp i l ye v e ra f t e rr e l a t i on s h i p.Ho we v e r ,l o v ei sa l s ode fine db y i d i os yn c r a s i e s .Wh e t he ri t ’ st heq ui r kyr e l a t i on s hi po fBa r a c k a n dMi c he l l eort heun i qu ebo ndb e t we e nKi ma ndKa n y e ,l o v e i sc e r t a i n l ybe a ut i f ulb utun u s ua l .Be i n ga ni nc r e di b l ef o r c eof n a t ur e ,l o v eha st h ea bi l i t yt oma k ee v e nt hes a ne s tofpe op l et o a c tun us ua l ,a bno r ma lorj us tpl a i nwe i r d .Ta k ef ori n s t a n c ea Sha k e s pe a r e a ne r apr i nc ea nd hi sb r ok e nl o v ef oray o un g n ob l e woma n ,oraq u i r kyde t e c t i v e ’ sl o v ef o ra ni nt r i c a t ea nd b r i l l i a ntdo mi na t r i x .Cl e a r l y ,l o v ei sa ne mo t i ont h a tc ome si nt o e x i s t e nc ea n y whe r ea ndbe t we e na n y o n ea ndt ha t ’ swh a tma k e s i ts os t r a n g e .Doy oua gr e ewi t hme ?Doy oube l i e v et h a tt hi si s n o ta nu nc ommonoc c ur r e nc e ? Le av ey ou ran s we r san ds ug g e s t i on si nt hec omme nts e c t i on b e l o w. Sha k e s pe a r e ’ s pl a y , Ha ml e te xp l o r e s t h e s pe c t r um of ma s c u l i ni t ywi t hs uc hs ki l lt ha th i si de a se nd ur et ot h i sda y .The t r a g e dyf o l l o wsi t sc e nt r a lc h a r a c t e r ,Ha ml e ta shena vi g a t e sh i s mo r a lob l i g a t i on st oa v e n g eh i sf a t he r ’ sde a t h .De fine db y p e c u l i a r i t y ,Ha ml e tc ha l l e n g e st he b e l i e f s ofno to nl yt h e El i z a be t h a na ud i e nc eb uta l s ot ho s e of t h e mod e r ne r a . Si mi l a r l y ,Ar t hu rCon a n Do y l e ’ sc ha r a c t e r ,t h ee x c e p t i on a l l y i n t e l l i g e ntde t e c t i v eSh e r l oc k Hol me s ,pr o v i de sa ni ns i g ht f u l p e r s pe c t i v eonl i f ea ss ol v e smy s t e r i e s

Wi l l i a m Sha k e s pe a r e ’ sr o y a lc ha r a c t e r ,Pr i n c eHa ml e ta ndAr t hur Con a n Do y l e ’ s fic t i o na lde t e c t i v e ,Sh e r l oc k Ho l me ss e e mi n g l y e mb od yt h es t e r e o t yp i c a la s e xu a lma n .Ha ml e t ,t he Pr i nc e of De nma r k, a nd pr i v a t ed e t e c t i v e She r l oc k Hol me sc o l l e c t i v e l y ma n i f e s tt hei d e aofl a be l l i n gar e l a t i o ns hi pa sun us ua l .Ra t he ra r e l a t i on s hi pi ss ub j e c t i v ea si ti sa no b j e c t i v et r u t h,i nt ha ta l la r e d i ffe r e nt .He nc ea n ype r s on a lopi ni oni su ni q uet ot ha ti n di v i du a l . s t I nt e r e s t i n g l y ,bo t hc ha r a c t e r sr e pr e s e ntob vi o use l e me nt sofa2 1 c e nt ur yr e na i s s a nc ema n.Ho we v e r ,whe r et h et wodi ffe ri si nt h e i r c a pa c i t yf o re mo t i on s .Whe r eHa ml e tha sa na ffin i t yf o rf e e l i n g s , She r l oc kd e fie st h e m wi t hl og i c .Asar e s ul toft he s et woe x t r e me s , Ha ml e ta ndSh e r l oc ko f t e ne nc ou nt e rdi ffic ul t yi nt he i rr e l a t i ons hi ps wi t ho t h e r s .Thu s ,t he i rl o v el i v e sa r ec ha r a c t e r i s e db yp e c ul i a r p a s s i on .Re s pe c t i v e l ybo t hme nr e s i s ta n yg e nu i n er e l a t i onwi t ha woma nwh ot he yb e l i e v et oc ha l l e n g et he i ri ns i g hta ndb e l i e f s . Cl i c khe r et or e admor eab ou th owHaml e tandSh e r l oc k ’ s r e l at i on s hi p swi t hwome na r eno tun us ua l ,r at he ri tj us t i fi e st ha tal l r e l at i on s hi p sar eu ni qu e ;h e nc ep e op l el a be l l i n gt he masu nu s ua l . Th er e l a t i o ns hi p sofbo t hHa ml e ta ndShe r l oc ka r en otun u s ua l ,bu t r a t h e rt yp i c a lo fa na s e xu a lma n .Al t h ou ghi nt heEl i z a be t h a nt i me s a s e xu a l i t ywou l dha v ebe e ns e e na sa bn or ma l ,i nou rmode r ne r ai t h a sgr o wn i n no r ma l i t y .Ass u c h,t h e i rl o v e ,t h ou gh ,s e e mi n g l y s t r a n g ei sa c t ua l l ype r f e c t l yno r ma l .Fore xa mpl e ,t h e ybo t ha pp e a rt o b eun c on v e nt i on a li nt h ewa yt he yi nt e r a c twi t hwo me ni nt he i rl i f e , y e tt he ys t i l ll o v ea ndc a r ede e pl yf o rt h e m.Th i sc omp l e xi t ybe c ome s a p pa r e ntwh e nwei n v e s t i g a t eHa ml e t ’ ss t ub bo r ni nt e r a c t i on swi t h mo t he r ,Ge r t r ud ec on t i nu e s on t o hi s mi s t r e a t me ntofg i r l f r i e nd Op he l i a .Si mi l a r l y ,She r l oc ksa b s e n c eofamot he rr e s ul t si nhi m o b j e c t i f yi n gdo mi na t r i x ,I r e neAdl e r .I r oni c a l l yt hi sl a t e rr e s ul t si n h i me xp e r i e nc i n gi mme ns ehe a r t br e a kwhe nhei so b j e c t i fie dhi ms e l f Wi t hbo t hc ha r a c t e r se nc ou r a gi n gar e na i s s a nc evi e wo fme nt o wa r ds t he a ud i e nc e . As a r e s ul t , Ha ml e ta nd She r l oc k ’ sr e s pe c t i v e r e l a t i on s hi p sa r enol on g e rt r e a t e da sa na no ma l y .The r e f or e ,t he v i e we ri spo s i t i on e dt obe l i e v et ha tb ot hHa ml e ta ndShe r l oc ka r e c on s t a n t l ye xp e r i e nc i n gun us u a lr e l a t i o ns hi p swi t hwome n ;wh e ni n t ur ni t ’ st h e i ra c t i on st h a tr e s u l ti nt hi s

De s pi t e Ge r t r ud ea nd Mr s .Hud s on be i n gc h a r a c t e r i s e da ss i gn i fic a n t ‘ mot he r ’figur e si ne a c hoft h eme n ’ sl i v e s ,Sh e r l o c ka ndHa ml e tt r e a tt he m f r e q ue n t l ywi t hd i s r e g a r da nde v e n di s da i n.Ha ml e ti ss e e nt oha v ea n u ns t a bl er e l a t i on s hi pwi t hhi smo t he rdu et ohe rl a c kofc h a r a c t e ra n d s t r e n gt h.Ha ml e tde s pi s e sGe r t r ud ea ndd e s c r i be shi sf ou lt a s t ef orhi s mo t he ri nAc t3Sc e ne4 ,“ f r ai l t y ,t h ynamei swome n…”. Sha k e s pe a r e ’ sus e o fame t a pho rd e mo ns t r a t e sHa ml e t ’ sde e pdi s gu s tofhi smo t h e r ,a ss he ma r r i e dh i sunc l et heno w Ki n g Cl a u di uss hor t l ya f t e rh e rhu s ba nd ’ s ( Ha ml e t sf a t he r )de a t h.Ha ml e tvi e wst hi sa sa ni mmor a la c t i ont h e r e f or ehe d e s pi s e shi smo t he rf ori t ,t ot a l l ys hu nn i n ghe r .Al t e r na t i v e l y ,She r l o c kdo e s n o tdi s pl a y ha t r e d,r a t he rhei sf on do fho us el a d ya ndl a nd l o r d,Mr s Hu ds on .Hud s oni spe r c e i v e db yDo y l et obei nt hede e pe s ta wea ndi sq ui t e f on dofSh e r l oc k .Thi si ss ome wha tr e c i pr oc a t e dt hr ou g hShe r l oc ksa c t i on s , a shedi s t i n gu i s he sh e ra samo t he rfig ur e .Ev i de n twi t hi nafigh twi t h b r o t he rMy c r of t ;My c r o f ts t a t e s ,“ Oh s h utup Mr s .Hud s on ” ,Sh e r l oc k r e p l i e sf u r i ous l ywi t ha n g e r ,“ MYCROFT! ” .She r l o c k ’ sr e s po ns eoff ur y t o wa r dshi sbr ot he rpr o v e st ha thei spr o t e c t i v eo fMr sHu ds on ,ac l e a r i n di c a t i ont ha thec a r e sde e pl yf o rh e r .Do y l e ’ sus eofa s yn de t ona l l o wsa n i mp l i e dr e a de rt ob ec ommun i c a t e di namor es u c c i n c tf or m. Th i sc ha l l e n g e s t hea s s u mp t i ont ha tShe r l oc kt r e a t swome nwi t hz e r or e s pe c t .She r l oc ka nd Ha ml e t ’ spo orr e l a t i o ns hi p swi t hwome nc a nbef ur t h e rdi s c us s e dt hr ou g h t heun i q uel o v el i f ewi t hOp he l i aa ndI r e neAdl e r . Pr i nc eHa ml e t ’ sl o v ef orOp he l i ai sd e fine db yh i sfli pp a nte mot i on a ls t a t e wh e r e he c onf us e sh e ra c t i o ns ofde v ot i on ,f ol l o we db yi mme di a t e d i s i nt e r e s t .Thi si se vi d e ntwi t hi na sHa ml e tc on f e s s e sh i sde e pl o v ef o r Op he l i a ,e xp l a i n st h a ts hemus tg ot oanu nn e r yt opr o t e c th e r s e l fa nd t hr ou ghc ou nt l e s sl e t t e r s .Ho we v e r , i r o ni c a l l y , hei nt e n dst one v e rl e thi sl o v e t ob ekn o wna shea t t e mpt st oe v a dee v e r y o nes us pi c i on s ,wh obe l i e v e st ha t h ei si nl o v e .Hi sp e r v e r s ef e e l i n g se ndwi t hhi me xp e r i e nc i n gawor l dof h ur t .Re a l i s i n gonl ya f t e rOph e l i a ’ ss ud de nde a t ht ha thede s i r e df o rh i sl o v e t o bekno wn a nd e xp r e s s e d .Ha ml e tc o wa r dl y bl a me sOphe l i af orh i s r e s e r v e de mo t i on ss t a t i n gi nAc t3Sc e ne1,“Or ,i ft h ouwi l tne e d sma r r y , ma r r yaf oo l ,f orwi s eme nk no wwe l lt h emon s t e r sy ouma k eoft he m. ”Th i s c omme nts ho wst ha tHa ml e tbe l i e v e st ha ta l lwome ni ng e ne r a l“ ma s k ” t he ms e l v e si no r de rt op r e s e ntt o bemor ea pp e a l i n g .Fur t he r ,Ha ml e t , i r r a t i o na l l ybe l i e v e st ha tOp he l i ai sd i s l o y a l ,ho we v e r ,hewi l lne v e ra dmi ti t ; h ei sa f r a i dofbe i n gl a be l l e da sac uc k o l da sd ur i n gt heSha k e s pe a r i a ne r a h a vi n gawi f eo rp a r t ne rt ha twa ss e x ua l l yu nf a i t hf u lwa sl a be l l e da sah i gh d i s r e g a r d,d i s ho no ur i n gy o urf a mi l yna me .Th i si ni t i a t e st hegr oun dsf or Ha ml e t sunu s u a lr e l a t i o ns hi pwi t hOp he l i a . Ho we v e r ,up onhe a r i n gt hene ws o fOp he l i a ’ sde a t hHa ml e ti she a r t br ok e na n di se xp e r i e nc i n gi mme ns e s a dne s s .Hes t a t e s ,“ Wh ati sh ewho s eg r i e fbe a r ss uc hane mpha s i s ,wh os e p hr as eo fs or r o w. Con j ur e st hewan de r i n gs t a r san dmak e st h e ms t an d. Li k e won de r wou nd e dhe a r e r s ?Th i si sI ,Ha ml e tt heDan e ”.Ha ml e t si mme di a t e r e a c t i onpo s i t i o nst hea ud i e n c et oun de r s t a ndHa ml e ta l t e r na t i v e l y .Thi s a l t e r st heo r i gi na la ppr oa c ho ft hec ha r a c t e ra sh et r a ns i t i on sf r omno tc a r i n g t oi nt e n s epi t ya nds a dn e s s .Sha k e s pe a r e ’ sus eofc omp a r a t i v el a n gu a g e

She r l oc kHo l me sha r bo ur sas t r o n g‘ i nt e r e s t ’i ndo mi n a t r i x ,I r e ne Adl e rmo s tno t a bl yf o rhe rwi ta ndc un ni n g ne s s .Adl e ri ss e e nt obe t he on l y woma n t o c ha l l e n g et he d e t e c t i v ei nt e l l e c t ua l l y . I nt e r e s t i n g l y ,bo t hc ha r a c t e r spr i o rt ome e t i n ge a c hot he rpr e pa r e t he ms e l v e sd r a s t i c a l l yi n nu me r ou s od df or ms .Fo ri n s t a nc e , She r l oc kf or c e spa r t n e rDr .Wa t s ont opu nc hhi mi nt h ef a c e ,whi l s t Adl e re q ui pshe r s e l fwi t h he r“ba t t l ed r e s s ”.Th i spr e pa r a t i on p r o c e s si ni t s e l fi saj ux t a po s i t i on t ha tc l e v e r l yi n t r od uc e st h e c ha r a c t e r spr i o rt ot he m me e t i n ge a c hot he r .Thi si si mpo r t a nta si t g i v e st her e a de rc ha r a c t e r i s a t i one na bl i n gt her e a de rt oc l a s s i f yb ot h Adl e ra ndShe r l oc ka ss i mi l a ri nna t ur e .She r l o c ks e e mst of e e l c ha l l e n g e db yhe run i q uepe r s on a ,t h e r e f or e ,h ea t t e mp t st oha v e c on t i nu ou se n g a g e me ntwi t hhe r .Fur t he r mo r e ,Hol me si ss e e nt o b ea na d v e nt ur ou sc ha r a c t e ra shei sa l wa y si ns e a r c hofac ha l l e n g e . Or i g i na l l y ,hes t a t e s ,“Iv i e wwome nasi n s c r ut ab l ean dno twor t hy o fmyt r us t ”;s i mi l a rt oHa ml e t .Wh e n ,t hepe r f e c top po r t un i t yor ‘ c ha l l e n g e ’a r r i v e si nt hef or mo fAdl e r ,She r l o c ki si n i t i a l l ys t a r t l e d y e ti n t r i gu e db yhe rq ui r kya c t i o ns .Th i sc ha n g eofmi n ds t a t ei t s e l f i same t a pho rf ort h egr e a t e rpi c t u r et h a tSh e r l oc ki se xpe r i e nc i n g wi t hhi sfir s tf e e l i n g sofs e xu a ld e s i r e .I r on i c a l l yAdl e r ’ sa c t i on s a l mos tmi r r ort h os eo fwh a tt hee xt r o v e r t e dShe r l oc ksa r e .As s t a t e db yAd l e rhe r s e l f ,“wear et wol i k e mi nd e dc r e at ur e st o o we l l mat c he d,b ot he qu alha l v e s ofa whol e no ta l t o g e t he r wh ol e s o me ”.Th r o u ght het woc ha r a c t e r st h eBBC po s i t i o nt he r e a de rt oe a s i l yi de nt i f ye i t he r ’ si mp e r f e c t i on s .Thi si sdo net o c r e a t es us pe ns er e g a r di n gt hes t a t usoft he i rr e l a t i on s hi p . Ha ml e ta ndShe r l oc kr e pr e s e ntt woq ui r kyfic t i on a lc ha r a c t e r swho p ur s u e un i q u er e l a t i on s h i ps wi t h un us ua lf e ma l e s . The p a i r c omp l e me nta ndc ha l l e n g et hec on t e mpo r a r yma l e ;t h r o u ght he s t a t us a nd d oi n g s un de r g on ei nt h e i rr e s pe c t i v er e l a t i on s h i ps . She r l oc k,i nh i sa pp a r e nti n di ffe r e nc et os e xu a lc h a r msa ndHa ml e t t hr o u ghh i so v e ri n v e s t me nti nt h ee mot i on a lc on ne c t i o nt ha theha s wi t hbo t hhi smo t he ra ndgi r l f r i e nd .The i rdi s t i n c ti di os yn c r a s i e s a l l o wt he mt opu r s uear e l a t i on s hi pt ha ts u i t st he i rmor a l sa nd b e l i e f s . Le tt hi sbeas ub t l er e mi nd e rf ore v e r yo neo fy ou,t ob et r uet o...