Shakespeare's Hamlet-Hamlet Is Not Insane

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Hamlet is not Insane
To make one thing perfectly clear, Hamlet is not crazy. The character may be extremely depressed at first, and seeing visions that others cannot, but his actions do not reflect any clear evidence of deeply ingrained mental disturbed features. His interactions with the ghost of his father may have been generated in his mind were it not for all of the times he successfully incriminated King Claudius and Queen Gertrude either by confronting them or tricking them into admitting their crimes.
Early in the play Hamlet states that he plans “As I perchance hereafter shall meet to put an antic disposition on,“ (Act I, Scene V, Page 28) so it should be safe to assume that his actions to come would all be a ruse. As long as he is near others who are unaware of the act, which is every interaction he has aside from Horatio, he comes off as out of his mind. He may still act a small bit maniacal near his best friend, but he is still completely truthful and communicates purposefully and well with him instead of trying to disorient him like everyone else. His moments with Horatio prove he still has full grasp of reality otherwise he could not so easily and consciously …show more content…

To die,” (Act III, Scene I, Page 53) While his moments alone contemplating suicide, the will of God, or even his own sanity do not come off as crazy they do show he is still depressed on some level. Feeling isolated from the rest of the nation, and his friends, because of the act he has to put on. Even going so far as to accuse Denmark of being a prison. This self-awareness may be good evidence to support he is in complete control, but his continued depression may also show him to be vulnerable and could convince viewers he is actually insane before the play

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