Role Of Clinical Schizophrenia In Susan Vaught's Freaks Like Us

What is madness? Is someone considered mad or insane simply because they are different, and they, in turn, see the rest of the world as insane? William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet is about a complex protagonist, Hamlet, who plays the role of a tragic hero. He encounters several misfortunes from experiencing his beloved father’s death, witnessing his mother 's incestuous remarriage to his uncle, and seeing his father’s ghost. Due to all of this, Hamlet falls into a deep depression. Hamlet begins his journey by seeking revenge against Claudius after discovering that his noble father was murdered by his own uncle. Hamlet is a character whose actions and emotions may seem like one of an insane person, however, in the beginning of the play, it is clear that he decides to fake madness in order to gain an advantage over Claudius. This would aid in him in accomplishing his revenge. Hamlet is sane throughout the play: he only shows signs of insanity in front of certain people whom he does not trust. However, even they believe that his madness is not sheer madness but has a reason to it. Hamlet’s character is sane as in the play his rationality is shown through the logic and intelligence he uses in his plots. He usually calculates his movements and his impulsive acts are justified. While there are reasons to believe that many of the hardships could have driven Hamlet to the point of insanity, his display of intelligence and rational thinking throughout the play proves his sanity.

There is a fine line between sane and madness that everyone can teeter on in some point in their lives. Sometimes this is the result of a broken relationship, a loss of a job, confusion about the future, anger, or can be a result of countless other events or reasons. This theme of insanity is present in countless pieces of literature due to its relatability to everyone, not just people with a diagnosed mental illness. People tend to do crazy things and act crazily without being completely insane. Along the same lines, when people linger in their crazy actions and start to do it purposefully, it can lead to something that is real and more permanent. Hamlet’s madness, in Hamlet by Shakespeare, is a complex idea that is constantly developing throughout

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.

Hamlet isn't insane, he just acts insane and plays another character to fool people. The way Hamlet talks in verse or sane shows that he can act insane or act normal when he pleases. Hamlet also cracks jokes and says ignorant things whenever Hamlet watches the play with Ophelia. Beautiful Hamlet makes these brilliant schemes to find evidence on who killed his stunning father, like the play inside a play, an insane person could not do that.

Determining whether someone is insane or sane is very difficult to do. Looking at the actions of the individuals does not give the full picture. Hamlet plays the role of an insane man in order to get revenge on Claudius. Hamlet only tells Horatio and his mother that he is pretending while others believe he is insane. There are some that believe that Hamlet is insane due to the loss of his father but their evidence is not very strong. By looking at examples from the play that show Hamlet is pretending to be insane, we will clearly see that Hamlet is very successful in the act of being mad.

Hamlet is a character which has gone through a lot.Throughout the play it is not sure if he has gone insane or if he is just truly pretending to be. Needless to say he went through some things that could make anyone go insane. In such a short amount of time his life turned upside down. His dad died, which by itself can make anyone go crazy. To make matters worse shortly after his dad dies, his mom decides to marry his uncle. His uncle who becomes king after he murders Hamlets dad. Although Hamlet does do many things that would make you think he is insane, acting insane is just part of his plan.

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.

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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.

“Schizophrenia,” written by Jim Stevens depicts how a person with mental illness behave. The author uses the house to symbolize the suffering that people around the sick person lives every day. In my personal experience I know that this disease is more serious than it seems to be. The affected person does not realize the harm is causing to others, and do not want to assume that is sick. Most of them refuse to receive treatment and they find people around them guilty for what is happening. Schizophrenia affects the way people interact and make them be extremely aggressive. The author portrays how the house was destroyed, and although he does not mention any specific character, the house is being destroyed with people inside of it. The author

Insanity is defined as a disordered state of the mind. Written in the Elizabethan era, the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare takes place in Denmark and focuses on the prince of Denmark, Hamlet. Hamlet portrays himself as insane, thereby disguising his sanity, in order to seek revenge which results in his downfall. This is illustrated when Hamlet uses double/speak to confuse the other characters, as well as when Shakespeare provided a contrast between sanity and insanity with Hamlet and Ophelia, and lastly the concept of thought versus action.

“Hamlet” is one of William shakespeare's best works. The story has murder, but in the end this leads to the killing of almost every major character. It is a huge controversy whether or not Hamlet is actually insane. I believe that hamlet was not crazy. Starting out Hamlet fakes his insanity to distract Gertrude and Claudius from his true intentions of exposing his uncle for the murder of his father. We know this is pretending to be crazy because he mentions it several times to Horatio.

In order to determine whether or not Hamlet is truly mad, it is crucial to first define the term 'madness'. According to the Oxford dictionary, madness is "a state of having a serious mental illness, extremely foolish behavior, or a state of wild and chaotic behavior". Initially, Hamlet is in fact the exact opposite, and it can be inferred that Hamlet is not mad. However, Hamlet's ability to make decisive decisions and maintain stable thoughts significantly weakens, proving that he is mentally unsound. A string of tragic events overtake Hamlet's mind, and in turn his character develops and transforms into a mad man as is portrayed through his erratic behavior towards Ophelia, his apparent hallucination in the form of his father's ghost, and

However, some believe since Hamlet is acting crazy, he slips into actually being insane. As they say,

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the lead character, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, has been interpreted in numerous ways. Throughout the play Hamlet takes on different personas, making it hard define him as only one character type. Often when critics analyze the character of Hamlet, they question his sanity because of his ambiguity soon after he sees his father's ghost. What does it mean to be insane? The definition of the word "insane" says that the person must "exhibit serious and debilitating mental disorders." does Hamlet truly go insane, is his father's ghost just a figment of his tormented imagination, or is Hamlet a smart actor who meticulously planned to avenge his