As a result of Hamlet's prolonged act of being mad, he does indeed become mad himself. As we know King Claudius murdered Hamlet Sr. Upon hearing the news of the true actions taken, Hamlet sets out to avenge his fathers murder. With all of his anger he is viewed as being mad by society, King and Queen and his peers, Right? Okay so what makes him mad? Let's see, the definition of insanity is, it's a condition in which a person is utterly senseless; and irrational, by reason. So as we see Hamlet acted out of pure passion and insanity during his quest for revenge.
We first see Hamlet going completely off the deep end into the ocean when he encounters Ophelia for the first time after he makes his revenge well we see that he used to treat her with respect and kindness, to treating her like a piece of crap he just stepped in and wiped off onto the sidewalk. This is completely senseless and irrational on his part. In the first part of the play he writes in a letter to Ophelia "Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love" These words sound sweet, and romantic right? Well why the sudden change of heart? Only a few days later Hamlet denounces his love, and accuses her of being dishonest, saying "I did love you once. I love you not. if thou dost marry, I"ll give thee this plague for thy dowry: Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape Calumny." (133).
Also making him seem a bit. hmm. Shady you could say, is his constant struggle with how to react to his fathers call for revenge. He's just being stunned and can't decide "whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against the sea of troubles and, by opposing , end them. (127).
Another thing making him. well let's see. Wacko is in Act four, scene two when he is talking to Rosencratz and Guildenstern about the murder of Polonius and where he put the body.
Hamlet 1 Throughout Hamlet, Hamlet expresses his thoughts via several soliloquies. ... They are attempting to establish the extent of Hamlet's mental instability. ... He is mentally establishing himself. ... The three claim to be concerned for Hamlet's mental state of mind. This is ironic, because as the characters within the play see Hamlet mentally deteriorating, readers see Hamlet mentally developing. ...
Hamlet's Madness Disguise In William Shakespeare's masterpiece "Hamlet," there are many arguments about the protagonist, Hamlet, and whether or not he was accurately insane or was it just feigned madness. ... Firstly, Hamlet uses a great scheme to confuse those around him about the cause of his mental condition, which leads them into conclusion of what his true intentions are behind his actions. ... By pretending to be mentally disturbed, Hamlet would be excused for his sinful actions that would be easier for him to obtain revenge. Haml...
Mental Downfalls in "Hamlet" The role of evil and self destruction is very evident in "Hamlet". ... King Hamlet's words to Hamlet lead him down a path of insanity. ... As the play "Hamlet" progress Hamlet is constantly struggling to keep his good morals. ... Hamlet even still wants to go to England to further his studies. ... The words of Hamlets father send Hamlet and the other characters on a downward spiral of self destruction leading into the inevitable physical destruction. ...
HAMLET In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet, the main character is a man who wants revenge. ... (Hamlet)"excellent well. ... His mental heath is slowly deteriorating while he still tries to exact revenge on the king. Hamlet is driven insane by a lot of things that happen to him. ... Hamlet truly is a tragic hero....
Both his father's death, and mother's marriage, have mentally affected him, clouding his judgment. ... The reiteration of words such as scorns, oppressor, calamity, dread, despised and weary indicate mental trauma. ... His "representation" of himself as mentally unstable is an attempt to accomplish his goal avenging his father's death while revealing the truth. ... (Hamlet. ... Hamlet's serious contemplation of suicide reveals that he may be suffering a mental instability. ...
In Hamlet, revenge is one of the biggest themes. Throughout the play, Hamlet thinks about how to take revenge, but in the end Hamlet is reactive. ... No more sweet Hamlet" (3.4.97-99)! Hamlet only cared for the Queen and Ophelia and after the two women die Hamlet kills Claudius. ... It may have been that the Ghost never existed and his mental state of depression caused him to believe it did and what the back of Hamlet's mind told him came to be true. ...
Hamlet Tania Kozie-Slobodzian Hamlet is categorized as one of Shakespeare's tragedies. ... Horatio a friend of Hamlet tells Hamlet that he is afraid because he thinks he has seen a ghost who resembles the late King. ... Polonius and Laertes warn her about the prince who seems to be mentally unbalanced. The Ghost of Hamlet's father appears in front of Hamlet. The ghost is in fact Hamlet's late father. ...
Hamlet Tania Kozie-Slobodzian Hamlet is categorized as one of Shakespeare's tragedies. ... Horatio a friend of Hamlet tells Hamlet that he is afraid because he thinks he has seen a ghost who resembles the late King. ... Polonius and Laertes warn her about the prince who seems to be mentally unbalanced. The Ghost of Hamlet's father appears in front of Hamlet. The ghost is in fact Hamlet's late father. ...
Why He Feigns Insanity Hamlet feigns insanity because it allows him to do several things that he otherwise would be unable to do: With respect to Ophelia, Hamlet would like to express his intense, irrepressible anger towards her without arising suspicion in her or in others that he is in a hostile rational mental state. ... With Gertrude, Hamlet would also like to express his anger towards her, as well as possibly kill her or make her go insane, without arising suspicion in others that he possesses a hostile rational mental state. ... Also, however, Hamlet does not want to confront ...
