Examples Of Insanity In Hamlet

Hamlet is a young man who has become crazy from his trials and tribulations in life. He lost his father due to his uncle murdering them and then had to watch his mother marry the killer. Hamlets insanity can be demonstrated by his crude language and disregard for the well being of his mother. It can also be shown by his depression, which causes him to second guess everything including his life and finally his love, Ophelia helps to justify his absurdness by acting as a mirror. His foolish behavior worries many in the kingdom and creates a hostile and paranoid environment for those around. While some in the castle may believe that Hamlet is putting on an act, he proves that he is mad through his violet actions, his mental health and Ophelia.

In Shakespeare's play Hamlet the main character Hamlet experiences many different and puzzling emotions. He toys with the idea of killing himself and then plays with the idea of murdering others. Many people ask themselves who or what is this man and what is going on inside his head. The most common question asked about him is whether or not he is sane or insane. Although the door seems to swing both ways many see him as a sane person with one thought on his mind, and that is revenge. The first point of his sanity is while speaking with Horatio in the beginning of the play, secondly is the fact of his wittiness with the other characters and finally, his soliloquy.

In the beginning of the play the main character, Hamlet, gets a visit from the ghost of his father that has recently deceased unexpectedly. His father’s ghost appears throughout the play but only Hamlet has the ability to see this spirit which leads to the conception that he has gone insane. He grieves his father’s death in very unhealthy

Hamlet’s insanity can be thought of as a tragedy or misconception of reality. The death of his father had shaped the first few impressions of his own persona as well as a new experience with his new aunt. As  a result of his genius insanity prince Hamlet has devised a plan to make things more clear to the audience. “Hamlet’s behavior strikes the audience as abnormal on  several occasions. For example, Hamlet seems to be really mad when he is in front of Ophelia in disordered clothes. He behaves as if he had been loosed out of hell to speak of the horror”.  As the progress of the play foreshadows a significant end to his insanity that he acts upon.  As the play progresses throughout, Hamlet finds ways in order to give others the impression that he has lost his sanity from his “love” of Polonius’s daughter Ophelia. “(Ophelia)He grabbed me by the wrist and held me hard, then backed away an arm’s length and just looked at me, staring at me like an artist about to paint my

   Shakespeare's Hamlet is a master of deception. Hamlet decides to make Claudius believe that he is insane, but the scheme backfires when everyone, except Claudius, falls for it. Ophelia is one of those who believes Hamlet lost his mind, and when he does not return her love, she is so brokenhearted that she commits suicide. Near the end of the tragedy, Hamlet plays the part so well, that he convinces himself he is insane. Clearly, Hamlet's plan to put on an antic disposition is a tragic error.

subject. Shafer argues that Hamlet is not insane and that he uses insanity or madness for his own political purposes (42). Similarly, Hamlet’s uncle refers to Hamlet as insane for his own political purposes (Shafer 42). In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, King Claudius is determined to seize and hold power. He commences this drive for power by asserting a political campaign of sorts that blemishes Prince Hamlet’s reputation and influence.

            One scene that appears to be particularly important in the argument of Hamlet's madness is the first scene in the third act.  Hamlet acts very strange after Ophelia attempts to return his gifts.  Previously in I.iii., Hamlet's love for Ophelia was displayed through Ophelia's discussions with her father and brother.  In the latter meeting of the two, Hamlet harshly rejects Ophelia.  This move is most likely a hoax, considering his previous declarations of love and dedication, as well as the fact that he proclaims his infinite love for Ophelia when at her grave in V.i.  Perhaps Hamlet suspects that someone is

In the tragic story of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare, the sane Hamlet occasionally switches between the personalities of sane and insane. When madness suits Hamlet’s purpose, he puts on an antic disposition. On the other hand, when his sanity proves worthy, Hamlet reverts back to being smart about what he needs to do next. Hamlet claims that he can be mad sometimes and sane the other times by saying that he is “mad north-north-west” (Shakespeare, 376.) In order for Hamlet to accomplish his short-term goals, he switches from sanity and insanity, which slows his long-term goal of getting revenge.

Madness is a condition in which is difficult to identify whether it is true or not. As in the encounter of the ghost of Hamlet 's father and Hamlet, Hamlet is asked to avenge his father 's death. To accomplish this task in a less apparent manner, Hamlet decides to put an antic disposition on. Consequently, his behavior thereafter is frequently baffling. William Shakespeare, the writer of the tragic play Hamlet leaves the audience to decide whether Hamlet is truly mad or not. Throughout Shakespeare 's Hamlet, Hamlet 's questionable madness is explored through his real madness, feigned actions, and the reactions of others towards his madness.

Hamlet’s madness is starting to take over him and it’s affecting his relationship with Ophelia. As his journey continues he starts treating and acting differently. Ophelia confronts him about their feeling about one another, but instead Hamlet tells her that he never loved her. Ophelia’s dad forbids her from seeing him. Ophelia is devastated by the whole situation. While Hamlet continues to act crazy in front of Ophelia so she will then go to her father, Polonius and he will then go to Claudius and tell him that Hamlet is

Hamlet is one of the biggest top rated Shakespeare plays of all time because Shakespeare has allowed us to decide the true intentions of Hamlet's madness. We assess Hamlet's Madness and question Hamlet's madness from the different types of actions he takes throughout the play. Hamlet has a way of showing different sets of human emotion taken in extremes measures from grief and revenge that have a tendency a high degree of mania because of his errotic source of language.

No matter how hard one trains, tries, or practices, there are a couple of things that cannot be controlled such as sanity. Insanity is very hard to notice because not only is it hidden in the mind, but also it develops slowly over time, and is usually noticed at the point of no return. Hamlet decides to create a façade of madness in order to discover the truth to his father’s death. Everything is going as planned until the insanity begins to slowly take over his sense of self-control. What began as a facade becomes a harsh reality until it finally consumes Hamlet and he loses himself in this tragedy.

Hamlet endures many struggles throughout the play, from the realization that his uncle murdered his father, witnessing his mother marry his uncle and the discussions with the ghost of his father. These claims give reason to believe that what Hamlet witnesses pushed him into insanity, but there is stronger evidence that points to Hamlet’s display of intelligence and rational thinking as the deciding line that tips Hamlet’s actions into the glass of sanity. In Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet, the protagonist feigns an act of insanity in order to avenge his late father by murdering his uncle. Hamlet displays an impressive amount of self restrain and control which makes it evident that he still has a conscience. He is clever in that he covertly chooses how he acts around different people and gives himself time to analyze situations and then act appropriately given the different circumstances.

The decision to act insane, characterizes Hamlet as cunning and a veritable genius. King Claudius questions Hamlet about Polonius’s whereabouts and Hamlet responds “Your fat king and your lean beggar is but a variable service--two dishes but to one table. That’s the end” (4.3). This response would have invoked retribution upon almost any other subject, yet because of Hamlet’s supposed insanity, the king is unable to touch him. This allows  Hamlet to threaten the king by claiming that Claudius too is just fattening himself “for maggots,” (4.3) implying that Claudius will die. In Act 3 Scene 1, King Claudius and Polonius eavesdrop on Hamlet accusing Ophelia by saying “You jig and amble, and you lisp; you nickname god’s creatures and

Insanity is a severely disordered state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder. It infect all it touches with irrational thoughts, actions and emotions. In William Shakespeare's play “Hamlet”, the main character is plagued with this disease of madness as Shakespeare explores if this madness is authentic or simply an act to plot revenge. He initially claims to put on an “antic disposition” at the start of the play but his actions and thoughts suggest that he is truly mad. When we first meet prince Hamlet he is grieving the death of his father and on top of that, dealing with his mother’s betrayal; hence, Hamlet is distraught from the opening scene of the play. Hamlet also has numerous interactions with the paranormal and constantly questions the purpose of being alive as a result of suffering from severe depression. To add to this, Hamlet must address the corruption in the kingdom of Denmark which includes his closest friends and family. Throughout the play, Hamlet is perceived to be mad by the other characters while in reality he has been infected with insanity.