Recently I have begun to notice how depraved all members of the inferior sex are. It began when my father died and my mother immediately remarried to my uncle, my father's brother, for his money. It's repulsive. I can't believe she would partake in an incestuous relationship like that. I can't stop imagining how their sex life is and it makes me sick.

I can't look at the girl I liked the same way now that I know her true nature. I think I'm going to break up with her next time I see her.

For obvious reasons, I will be as vague as possible and change the names of everyone involved. Please respect my privacy and do not inquire further.

My brother, Hamlett, has always been the favoured child. Ever since we were kids, our parents always had higher expectations for him and acted as if I would never amount to anything. He was the heir of the family business, but everyone sung him praises like he could do no wrong. To top it off, he got married to the beautiful lady of my dreams while nobody wanted me just because I was the younger son. Hamlett also had a son, Hamlett Jr [20M].

A few months ago, I finally made my move and took my brother out of the picture. Since then, I have taken over the family business, married my brother's ex-wife, and become stepfather to Hamlett Jr with no one being the wiser. At first all seemed to be going according to plan, but it has been months and Hamlett Jr still hasn't gotten over the depression stage of grief. It's my first time parenting and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

To top it off, this local theatre group just put on a performance that was very upsetting to me. It depicted an assassination by pouring poison through the ear and reminded me of when I committed an assassination by pouring poison through my brother's ear. Nothing in my life is going according to plan anymore. I wish I never killed my brother.

My father was murdered and I know who the killer is. He remains a free man and shows no apparent remorse. He is also suspected of conspiracy against the king, and I have been personally tasked by the king to kill him. I cannot lie, it gives me great joy to know that I will have my vengeance against this terrible fiend. It warms the very sickness in my heart, that I shall live and tell him to his teeth, "Thus diddest thou!"

My resolve has only strengthened since then after finding that my sister committed suicide after being driven insane by my father's death. There is no more doubt in my heart, for I am certain that no punishment is justice for what this man has done to my family. Is murder illegal if this task was given to me by my king?

I work for an affluent and influential family with a long history, and my family is quite close with theirs because of the level of trust we receive. As a result, my son Laertes and my daughter Ophelia have grown up alongside the son of the main branch, Hamlet. My daughter is naturally beautiful and has attracted many suitors, but recently Hamlet began showing interest in her as well and my daughter hinted that she reciprocated those feelings. I warned her against the relationship at once. She is sheltered, naive in the world of romance, and not suitable to be wed to a man of Hamlet's station. Ophelia was understanding and agreed to reject his advances. I am happy to further divulge my thoughts on the matter if anyone in the comments is so interested but I am sure this is the best case scenario.

However, in the weeks since I have told her this, Hamlet has been behaving more and more erratically. When I last spoke to him, he didn't recognize me and his speech sounded quite mad. His stepfather and I asked some of his old friends to see how he was doing, but he began ranting about how much humanity disgusts him partway through. His family is understandably concerned for his mental well-being; however, I believe that this is a long term ruse caused by his misguided desire to engage in a sexual relationship with Ophelia. Nonetheless, his behaviour is troubling as well as unseemly. It is likely that Hamlet will inherit his stepfather's position sometime in the future, and as of presently he is the only heir of his generation, so it is of utmost importance that he is of sound mind and body. He will have many duties to attend to in the future that require his sanity to be intact.

What was I saying again? Right, I will get to the point now. His family has expressed their concern over his behaviour to me and although I personally feel that it may be an act, it is nevertheless my duty to investigate the matter. The impact my actions had were completely unforeseen as I had not expected Hamlet to be affected to such a great extent. Indeed, I cannot even be certain that Ophelia's rejection of his advances was a factor, though many signs point to such an idea. However, I am unsure if it truly was a fault on my part. I was only looking out for the future of my nation. So AITA?