A Critical Analysis Of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

After conducting a thorough literary analysis of William Shakespeare 's “ Hamlet”, one can conclude Hamlet Jr, the Prince of Denmark and main character was sane. A multitude of evidence in the book through dialect, interactions, and thoughts of the characters proves that Hamlet is in his right mind. People tend to stray from their typical character when they are grieving the loss of a loved one: this theory explains Prince Hamlet’s atypical behavior. The Prince is deeply hurt to the core from his father’s abrupt death, and there is no one there with whom he can share this pain with; his mother only amplifies the agony that suffocates young Hamlet by marrying her brother in law one month after her husband died. Hamlet recognizes that he must bear his grief alone, and his mother and stepfather have forbade him from obtaining closure with regards to his father’s passing. In scene 2, Hamlet says “ But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue”(160) which explains why Hamlet’s thoughts are dismal and somewhat suicidal. Hamlet does have a rational mind; however, in an effort to avenge his father’s death and

If Hamlet were crazy like many scholars claim that he is; he would be the only one claiming to see the ghost, instead we have a host of witnesses who can testify to the ghost’s existence. Shortly after Hamlet’s first encounter with the ghost of his father, he asks his constituents Marcellus and Horatio his best friend to swear that they would refrain from making any remarks concerning what went on that night or anything strange that they see him do. Hamlet is thinking cognitively by forming a plan, his plan is to make sure that his uncle Claudius the current king of Denmark does not become suspicious of hamlet’s plot to murder him because if Claudius becomes aware that Hamlet is trying to kill him, Claudius will end his nephew’s life first. People that are mad cannot form cohesive thoughts like