Factors That Influenced Hamlet 's Inner Madness

When reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a class, the first thing that most teachers or professors point out is the argument/idea of sanity, specifically Hamlet's sanity. I believe that Hamlet is, in fact, feigning his madness. What I do not know is if I believe this because it is what I was taught or if I came up with the idea myself based on my own interpretation. When I was taught Hamlet there was no argument it was just fact that he was faking his madness. Because of my confusion, I came to find that it may be interesting take out of the play any moment in which Hamlet makes the audience aware that he is only pretending that to be mad. I want to take out any proof that his madness isn’t real. The argument for legitimate madness is always

Madness is defined as the state of being mentally ill or having extremely foolish behavior. It is a condition in which is difficult to identify whether it is true or not. In William Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet, there is confusion as to whether or not his madness is real. The ghost of his father asks Hamlet to avenge his death. While he tries to accomplish this, he puts on an antic disposition. The antic disposition reoccurs throughout the play, but is merely an act. Hamlet is mad in craft because he admits that he is not mad several times, he behaves irrational only in front of certain individuals, and he has many feigned actions.

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, one of the most evident and important themes is the theme of madness. The theme is apparent throughout the play, mainly through the actions and thoughts of Hamlet, Ophelia, and Laertes. Madness is defined as the quality or condition of mental illness or derangement (being insane). Madness is at the center of the conflicts and problems of the play and is conveyed through Shakespeare’s elaborate use of manipulation and parallels between Hamlet, Ophelia, and Laertes to contribute to Hamlet’s tragic character.

What is madness? Madness to most appears like a complex double-cross between reality and fantasy of the mind. William Shakespeare creates the use of madness throughout his play Hamlet, he portrays the sense of it as the breakdown of the mind, but also the breakdown of society. Within the play, two main characters welcomed madness into their lives, one is fake for personal reasons, and the other is real. Hamlet, prince of Denmark, had a plan to act mad to confuse Claudius. On the other hand, Ophelia the daughter of Polonius, goes insane due to many factors, such as grief, isolation, and distrust.

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

During the play Hamlet consistently see’s the ghost of his father. Hamlet is the only one who talks to the ghost. This would lead you to believe he has gone insane. However Hamlet wasn’t the only one who saw the ghost. Horatio also saw the ghost, he was the one who told Hamlet in the first place that he had seen the ghost of his dead father. In one part of the play when Hamlet is talking to his mom, the queen. Hamlet sees the ghost coming in he wants his mother to see the ghost. “His form and cause conjoin’d, preaching the stones, Would make them capable”(Act 3, Scene 4.) His mother see’s nothing and just believes Hamlet has gone insane. However one must ask himself this question, why would the ghost talk to anyone else but Hamlet? The ghost has absolutely no need to talk to anyone else. He wants Hamlet to avenge him, but he also wants Hamlet to remain safe. Everyone else is now

William Shakespeare's Hamlet is a complex text that details the failing mental status of a young prince. Hamlet’s antic disposition is all part of a diluted plot to exact revenge of Claudius and shifts in severity based on the characters Hamlet is surrounded by. The clinical definition of insanity explains that the person suffering cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. Given the fact Hamlet manipulated his illness he cannot be ruled insane as he was mentally aware of his reality and used his insanity to get ahead.Therefore Hamlet was not insane but instead faking his illness to warp others views of himself.

When Hamlet sees the ghost of his father he listens to his words diligently as he is "bound to hear" (I.v.11) what he has to say. This is very different compared to his behavior when he acts mad because very focused when speaking and listening to the ghost and others. While Hamlet meets his father's ghost, he gives his full attention, and while Hamlet speaks with Horatio about his father's ghost, he listens and speaks with sanity. Hamlet's short-term goal is to use sanity when necessary and control the environment he is in at all times. But while he’s alone, his thoughts are very deep. He questions whether it is “nobler in the mind” (III.I.65) to be miserable or if he should “end them.” (III.i.68) Hamlet uses more logic than someone that is insane would use, and because of this sanity, Hamlet is able to accomplish his short-term goal of

Prince Hamlet is not insane. Though at times his actions make one question whether or not that statement is true, Hamlet is only trying to cope with the harsh reality of his father’s ghost appearing to him, asking for him to seek revenge on his behalf. With so much being asked of Hamlet it’s reasonable why he feels and expresses himself the way he does. Everyone copes with harsh situations differently and its human nature to respond exactly how Hamlet has, by finding the miniscule amount of hope within a tragedy. If Hamlet was truly insane his friends and family members would have detected this way before any family incident had occurred not after his date of death. Although everyone in this play is truly convinced of this, he is simply pretending in order to successfully revenge his father’s death and execute his elaborate plans.

Insanity is a mental illness characterized as; excessive anger or hostility, violence towards others, feelings of sadness, and suicidal thinking. In the play Hamlet, as a result of his father’s murder, Hamlet resorts to behavior that can only be described as insanity. He becomes angered, suicidal, and violent towards others.

Insanity, the idea that one’s mental health is weak and questionable. This concept of a low level of mental stability seems to have a concrete definition, which means it should be easy to discern. And yet, the criteria needed to be of sound mind is less tangible. Dr. Frederic S Lee writes, “The actual degree of insanity from which any one of us suffers is a matter of difficult of determination, since it can be made known only through the verdict of one’s peer, who themselves in turn are demented” (823). Lee’s explanation on the degrees of insanity is illustrated in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, where the mental health of the title character is under constant scrutiny. The uncertainty surrounding Hamlet’s mental wellbeing has fascinated psychiatrists for about two hundred years. His behavior has caused him to be diagnosed with a range of did psychoses such as melancholic, manic, bipolar, neurotic to name a few. However, there are those that also call him sane (Bynum and Neve 391). Hamlet’s true nature is unclear throughout the play since he appears to have lost his mind in the presence of a select few, whereas, around others he is completely lucid. Add in the entrance of his father’s ghost requesting revenge and it is no wonder that those around Hamlet find themselves unsure of him. Nevertheless, it is the ghost that gives Hamlet the mission that drives him, while the appearance of the slain king’s spirit serves a representative for Hamlet’s varying degree of sanity

Madness (ˈmadnəs) - “The state of being mentally ill, especially severely” (Madness, Oxford). Without a doubt, Shakespeare’s Hamlet is filled with instances that often give the impression of madness. Incoherent speech, murder, and ghosts all contribute to this notion of insanity, but there may be more to Hamlet than meets the eye, as Hamlet’s underlying motives and actions indicate that he may have, in fact, been perfectly sane.

There is a reason Shakespeare includes madness in the play, the causes of madness, how it affects others, and ultimately what it does to people in the end. Madness is a theme present in Shakespeare's classic tragedy Hamlet. It is mostly found in the plays main protagonist, Hamlet, but can also be seen in Ophelia, another supportive character. Madness is presented throughout the whole play from beginning to end. " Here, as before, never, so help you mercy, How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself, As I perhance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition

Hamlet portrayed extreme madness that recurred throughout the book. It started off with simply acting to be crazy, but eventually leads to true madness. Hamlet tells the queen “a beast… would have mourned longer, married with my uncle my father’s brother, but no more like my father” (1.2). Hamlet refers to his mother as a beast implying she is not human. Problems with Hamlet’s mother are not a huge contributing factor to his madness, but still fuel the problem. It also leads readers to believe Claudius could be a problem later on. This turns out to be true as he is one of the main sources to Hamlet’s madness. Another tremendous source is the ghost driving Hamlet to get revenge on Claudius. When the Ghost of Hamlet’s father comes back, he tells Hamlet “so art thou to revenge, when thou shalt hear”(1.5). The Ghost explains what really happened to try to convince Hamlet to avenge his death. This drives him to insanity with the stress and pressure of should he, or should he not kill

Hamlet, a play by William Shakespeare, is as much a mystery as a tale about depression, madness and sanity. Shakespeare reveals how the scourge of corruption and decay rapidly spread; and the emotional consequences that follow. Insanity, madness and depression are as intolerable as corruption and deceit; and just as intertwined. The play makes one ponder if it is possible to be sane in an insane world full of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption? By examining the themes of melancholy, madness and sanity in Hamlet, Shakespeare details his character’s descent from depression to madness. Additionally, Hamlet’s psychological state can be