some kind of insanity. Prince Hamlet, of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, puts on a similar fake insanity that eventually takes over Hamlet and leads to his downfall. Hamlet fakes madness in order to uncover the truth about his father’s death. His plan goes well until his sanity is at risk and he begins to go insane. What began as an act of insanity becomes part of Hamlet’s reality. In the beginning of the play, Hamlet returns home to Denmark. While still mourning his father’s death, Hamlet meets his
Insanity William Shakespeare is a well known English poet, and playwright who has written various popular plays and sonnets, one of those being Hamlet which was written between 1599 and 1602. The tragedy of Hamlet takes place in Denmark; it revolves around the revenge Prince Hamlet plans to perform against his very own Uncle Claudius. The play starts off with a brutal murder in which Claudius slays the King of Denmark (Hamlet’s Father) by pouring poison into his ear. Hamlet is grief stricken upon
as a genius, without a little bit of madness.” In the play Hamlet, there are a lot of questions the readers may be asking their selves while reading it. A question that is guaranteed to be on the mind of every audience is if Hamlet’s madness actual or is he faking. There are many views and opinions on Hamlet’s mental status throughout the play and it can be a very controversial subject. In the beginning of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, he pretends to be mad for specific reasons, but as time goes
Throughout Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet is faced with the big responsibility of attaining retaliation for his father’s murder. He decides to do something a bit out of the ordinary. He fakes being insane as a part of his plan to get in the perfect situation to kill Claudius. Later on, It becomes more believable that Hamlet is a madman and all of the characters around him can see it clearly. However, through all of the thoughts and the “reasons” for his actions, it is pretty clear that he is not mad
different results. In this play Hamlet is acting as if he has a mental problem. Many writers talk about Hamlet’s mental state and argue whether or not he acted insane or if he really was insane the entire time. His insanity is seen through contemplating suicide and seeing the ghost of his father. This argument is what makes the play two different stories. Hamlet’s insanity in his subconscious paves the way for Shakespeare in the play. From the start Hamlet’s insanity drives all of his actions. Shakespeare