Every human being has sanity in this world. It is basically reasonable and rational behavior. Hamlet has insanity. He is so insane, he killed an man for a revenge on his uncle, KIng Claudius. In ¨Hamlet¨ by William Shakespeare, the author, conveys the insanity of Hamlet through his progression of madness in the play. To start, William Shakespeare conveys insanity through Hamlet when he starts acting deranged. An example of Hamlet being demented is when he plans to act insane after talking to his father, the ghost. Hamlet’s plan is to fool everyone that he has gone insane, so he can get his revenge on Claudius.In act I scene iv, Hamlet says, “How strange or odd soe’er I bear myself As I perchance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition on.” Hamlet is telling his friends that he will be acting demented. He will …show more content…
An example of this is when Ophelia tells Polonius about her time with Hamlet and how he was acting strange. She was confused when Hamlet was being different because he never acted like that before. In act II, Ophelia says “ He took me by the wrist and held me hard then goes he to the length of all his arm, and, with his other hand thus o'er his brow, he falls to such perusal of my face As he would draw it. Long stayed he so.” In this quote, Ophelia talks about Hamlet doing all these bizarre things to her. She felt uncomfortable with Hamlet’s actions and did not enjoy that experience. Ophelia also talks about how Hamlet looking different as well. Hamlet’s plan seems to be working because he has both Ophelia and Polonius tricked into his hoax of being insane. Hamlet needed to make sure that there was no flaw to h6is trick. If someone figured out Hamlet’s plan, like Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, they would inform Claudius, and Claudius would had Hamlet sent to a dungeon or to be killed. Hamlet would stop at nothing to make sure his plan is
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To begin with, Hamlet portrays himself as sane. Hamlet sanity can be recognized when mourning for his dead father
Hamlet's actions and words have a "method" to them; there appears to be a reason behind them, they are logical in nature. II, ii.
Upon learning that Ophelia has allied herself with Polonius and Claudius, he loses his head and has an incredibly dramatic episode. He is initially honest and open with Ophelia, but his mood quickly changes when he learns they are being spied on. He questioned Ophelia’s motives by asking whether she was honest and fair. He breaks her heart upon the realization she is not on his side. He tells her that he once loved her, then their conversation spirals into nothing more than Hamlet hurling insults at his former love before storming out.
Throughout Shakespeare?s play, Hamlet, the main character, young Hamlet, is faced with the responsibility of attaining vengeance for his father?s murder. He decides to feign madness as part of his plan to gain the opportunity to kill Claudius. As the play progresses, his depiction of a madman becomes increasingly believable, and the characters around him react accordingly. However, through his inner thoughts and the apparent reasons for his actions, it is clear that he is not really mad and is simply an actor simulating insanity in order to fulfill his duty to his father.
Throughout the Shakespearian play, Hamlet, the main character is given the overwhelming responsibility of avenging his father’s "foul and most unnatural murder" (I.iv.36). Such a burden can slowly drive a man off the deep end psychologically. Because of this, Hamlet’s disposition is extremely inconsistent and erratic throughout the play. At times he shows signs of uncontrollable insanity. Whenever he interacts with the characters he is wild, crazy, and plays a fool. At other times, he exemplifies intelligence and method in his madness. In instances when he is alone or with Horatio, he is civilized and sane. Hamlet goes through different stages of insanity throughout the story, but his neurotic and skeptical personality amplifies his persona of seeming insane to the other characters. Hamlet comes up with the idea to fake madness in the beginning of the play in order to confuse his enemies. However, for Hamlet to fulfill his duty of getting revenge, he must be totally sane. Hamlet’s intellectual brilliance make it seem too impossible for him to actually be mad, for to be insane means that one is irrational and without any sense. When one is irrational, one is not governed by or according to reason. So, Hamlet is only acting mad in order to plan his revenge on Claudius.
Shakespeare's tragic hero, Hamlet, and his sanity can arguably be discussed. Many portions of the play supports his loss of control in his actions, while other parts uphold his ability of dramatic art. The issue can be discussed both ways and altogether provide significant support to either theory. There are indications from Hamlet throughout the play of his mind's well being.
Hamlet decides to portray an act of insanity, as part of his plan to seek revenge for his father's murder. As the play progresses, the reader may start to believe Hamlet’s “insane” act, but throughout the scenes, Hamlet shows that he knows right from wrong, good from bad, and his friends from his enemies. Hamlet shows that he still has power and control over his actions. As Elliot says “Hamlet madness is less than madness and more feigned”. Hamlet portrays a mad man, in order to be free from questioning, thus allowing him to have an easier path towards revenge.
Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" is about a complex protagonist, Hamlet, who faces adversity and is destined to murder the individual who killed his father. Hamlet is a character who although his actions and emotions may be one of an insane person, in the beginning of the book it is clear that Hamlet decides to fake madness in order for his plan to succeed in killing Claudius. Hamlet is sane because throughout the play he only acts crazy in front of certain people, to others he acts properly and displays proper prince like behavior who is able to cope with them without sounding crazy, and even after everything that has been going on in his life he is able to take revenge by killing his father's murderer. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare Hamlet is sane but acts insane to fulfill his destiny of getting vengeance on his father's murderer.
One example of Hamlet’s madness is how he mocks Polonius. He would not do so normally because Polonius is older than he is so he would normally treat him with a certain amount of respect which he does not do following the sighting of the ghost of Old Hamlet. The Ghost tells Hamlet of his murder, and to test the truth of what he is told, Hamlet puts on “an antic disposition”. Hamlet manages to convince Polonius that he is inconsiderate of others, knowing that with seeing this odd change i...
The tragic tale of Hamlet by William Shakespeare took place in the late middle ages and involved a prince named Hamlet who was seen as a melancholic and cynical member of his royal family after his father’s untimely death. His pessimistic and depressed attitude turned into one that sought revenge for the former King of Denmark which, in turn, led to a temporary mental state of hysteria and insanity. In the beginning of the play, the readers learn that King Hamlet of Denmark has recently died and the state of Denmark is in mourning. Soon after Prince Hamlet finds out about his father’s death, a ghostly figure resembling that of his father, appears and summons Hamlet in order to inform him that Claudius has murdered him to claim the throne.
In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the main character, Hamlet, is often perceived by the other characters in the play as being mentally unbalanced because he acts in ways that drive them to think he is mad. Hamlet may very well be psychotic; however, there are times when he “feigns insanity” in order to unearth the truth surrounding his father's death. This plan seems to be going well until Hamlet's mental state slowly begins to deteriorate. What began as an act of insanity or antic disposition transitions from an act to a tragic reality. After studying Hamlet's actions, one will notice that as the play progresses, his feigned insanity becomes less and less intentional and devolves into true mental illness.
Of the numerous plays William Shakespeare has written, "Hamlet" is known by many to be one of the most famous. This play displays elements of tragedy, climax and suspense, which is not normal for readers during the time. Shakespeare uses these elements in order to attract more attention to his audience rather than the other English writers who lacked such style of writing. Many of his works have left readers baffled like in "Hamlet". This play's theme mainly reflects on revenge and victory.