Hamlet: In His Right Mind's Eye
Crazy, or not crazy- That is the question. The matter of Hamlet's so
called madness, has been an item of debate since the first performance, and will
probably be a continuing argument well into the future. I believe Hamlet was
not crazy, because he proves to be in complete control of his psyche in several
parts of the play. These three reasons are the main points of argument for
Hamlet's sanity. His behaviors is only erratic in front of certain people, he
shows logic and reasoning in his plotting, and finally, actually admits to
several people to be only “acting” mad. These are hardly the actions of a
madman.
First of all, the fact that Hamlet's irrational behavior emerges only
in front of certain individuals shows he was only acting. He acts insane in
front of Polonius, Claudius, Gertrude and Ophelia, while remaining perfectly
normal in front of Horatio, Marcellus, the players and the gravedigger. Hamlet
convinces Ophelia of his madness by going into her room “with a look so
piteous in purport as if he had been loosed out of hell to speak of horrors,”
(2.1.92)and grabbed her and examined her face. Then he let out ”a sigh so
piteous and profound as it did seem to shatter all his bulk and end his being.”
(2.1.106) After that incident, Polonius believes, that Hamlet's madness “is the
very ecstasy of love.”(2.1.115) Claudius is convinced, however, that that is
not the case. He believes that something else is troubling Hamlet. “Love? His
affections do not that way tend; Nor what he spake, though it lacked form a
little, was not like madness. there's something in his soul o'er which his
melancholy sits on brood” (3.1.176) After Hamlet kills Polonius, Gertrude
becomes completely convinced that Hamlet is “Mad as the sea and the wind when
both contend which is mightier.”(4.1.7) With these characters convinced of his
madness, Hamlet is able to carry out several plans to avenge his father's death.
The logic he uses in his plots is proof of a sane mind. He successfully
uses the players to reveal Claudius is the murderer by changing the play they
perform to reenact the murder of Hamlet's father. “Let the galled jade wince;
our withers are unwrung.” . When the murder scene is enacted, Claudius calls for
lights and storms out of the room. Claudius, knowing Hamlet is a threat, has
him sent to England along with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. the two bear a
letter that was to have Hamlet executed upon arrival in England.
But I am convinced that he was "…not in madness, but mad in craft." I also
Baz Lurhmann’s creation of the film Romeo and Juliet has shown that today’s audience can still understand and appreciate William Shakespeare. Typically, when a modern audience think of Shakespeare, they immediately think it will be boring, yet Lurhmann successfully rejuvenates Romeo and Juliet. In his film production he uses a number of different cinematic techniques, costumes and a formidably enjoyable soundtrack; yet changes not one word from Shakespeare’s original play, thus making it appeal to a modern audience.
...e type of what has seared his inmost heart! Stand any here that question God's judgment on a sinner! Behold! Behold, a dreadful witness of it!? (232-233)
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good, in fact, that it is questioned if he was acting insane or if he
Hamlet: Hamlet's Sanity & nbsp; & nbsp; “Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do. their bounds divide.” Though John Dryden's quote was not made in regard to William Shakespeare's Hamlet, it relates very well to the argument of whether or not Hamlet went insane. When a character such as Hamlet is under scrutiny, it can sometimes be difficult to determine what state he is in at. particular moments in the play.
...th him in case he is biased. A madman would not have had the foresight, reason, or possibly even care, to think in this very organized fashion. Even when questioning whether ?to be or not to be (3.1.64)? Hamlet is sane in his thinking. He measures the ?pros and cons? of his situation, and although at this point he appears mad to most everyone, he is most definitely sane in thought.
Much of the dramatic action of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet is within the head of the main character, Hamlet. His wordplay represents the amazing, contradictory, unsettled, mocking, nature of his mind, as it is torn by disappointment and positive love, as Hamlet seeks both acceptance and punishment, action and stillness, and wishes for consummation and annihilation. He can be abruptly silent or vicious; he is capable of wild laughter and tears, and also polite badinage.
It’s amoral to take away a life of a person who is insane. People who are insane are not conscious of what they do because they do not possess the capability of thinking or behaving like a sensible person. They intend to do stuff that does not make sense or integrate up. Ac...
Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is a complex and ambiguous public exploration of key human experiences surrounding the aspects of revenge, betrayal and corruption. The Elizabethan play is focused centrally on the ghost’s reoccurring appearance as a symbol of death and disruption to the chain of being in the state of Denmark. The imagery of death and uncertainty has a direct impact on Hamlet’s state of mind as he struggles to search for the truth on his quest for revenge as he switches between his two incompatible values of his Christian codes of honour and humanist beliefs which come into direct conflict. The deterioration of the diseased state is aligned with his detached relationship with all women as a result of Gertrude’s betrayal to King Hamlet which makes Hamlet question his very existence and the need to restore the natural order of kings. Hamlet has endured the test of time as it still identifies with a modern audience through the dramatized issues concerning every human’s critical self and is a representation of their own experience of the bewildering human condition, as Hamlet struggles to pursuit justice as a result of an unwise desire for revenge.
is revealed in conversation with his mother, is a negative one and that is anger.
The way we see ourselves is often reflected in the way we act. Hamlet views himself as different to those young nobles around him such as Fortinbras and Laertes. This reality leads us to believe that over time he has become even more motivated to revenge his father's death, and find out who his true friends are. How can you be honest in a world full of deceit and hate? His seven soliloquies tell us that while the days go by he grows more cunning as he falls deeper into his madness. This fact might have lead Hamlet to believe that suicide is what he really wants for his life's course.
impossible to tell the sane from the insane, the ability to reason ultimately becomes the
In writing Hamlet, William Shakespeare plumbed the depths of the mind of the protagonist, Prince Hamlet, to such an extent that this play can rightfully be considered a psychological drama.
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