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Critics traditionally viewed Hamlet (play) as a play that challenges conventional Renaissance philosophy of "the universal man," an unconditional belief in unlimited capabilities and unexplored talents of a human being, referred to in Hamlet (play) as "the measure of all things" and "the master of the world." Using specific textual references, explain how Shakespeare subverts this philosophy by showing humans' flawed nature and limitations of human knowledge.