Hamlet: A Sane Man
Hamlet was indeed a very sane man. He was only feigning madness to further
his own plans for revenge. His words were so cleverly constructed that others
will perceive him as mad. It is this consistent cleverness that is the ultimate
evidence of his complete sanity. Can a mad person be so clever? No, a mad person
cannot. Hamlet is sane and brilliant.
After Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus see the ghost, Hamlet tells Horatio
that he is going to “feign madness”. If Horatio is to notice Hamlet acting
strange it is because he is putting on an act. “How strange or odd some’er I
bear myself/(As I perchance hereafter shall think meet/To put an antic
disposition on)/That you, at such times seeing, never shall,/With arms
encumbered thus, or this headshake ,/Or by pronouncing of some doutful
phrase,/As “Well,well,we know,” or “We could an if we/would,”/Or “If we list to
speak,” or “There be an if they/might,”/Or such ambiguous giving-out, to
note/That you know of me-this do swear,/(I,v,190-201).Hamlet states that from
this point forward I may act weird but to ignore my acts of madness for they are
just that, acts, and are in no way a sign of true madness. Only a sane and
rational person could devise such a plan as to act insane to convince others
that he is insane when he actually has complete control over his psyche.
Hamlet only acts mad when he is in the presence of certain characters.
When he is around Polonius, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, and
Guildenstern he acts completely irrational. When Hamlet is around Horatio,
Bernardo, Fransico, the players, and the gravediggers Hamlet acts completely
sane.
When Hamlet and Polonius meet in II,ii Hamlet calls Polonius a
fishmonger and makes strange conversation with him. In IV,iii Hamlet refuses to
tell Claudius were he has hidden the body of Polonius and goes on about how
Polonius is at supper. When Hamlet encounters Gertrude in her closet, an unusual
place, in III,iv. He yells at his own mother. In II,i Hamlet enters Ophelia’s
closet, a highly unusual act, he is dressed badly, and acts very strange towards
her. Claudius and Polonius set up a clandestine meeting between Hamlet and
Ophelia in III,i. Ophelia then tries to return some gifts that Hamlet gave to
her and Hamlet claims that he did not give her any gifts and that he never loved
her at all. During the play in III,ii Hamlet sexually harasses Ophelia in front
of the entire audience of the play. In IV,ii Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencratz
and Guildenstern where he has hidden the body of Polonius. Hamlet has Rosencratz
and Guildenstern, two people that used to be his friends, put to death in
England.
On all occasions when Hamlet is in contact with Horatio, Bernardo,
Fransico, the players and the grave diggers Hamlet acts like a completely normal
person under complete control of his psyche. Only a person that was truly sane
and had a definite purpose behind a feigned madness could pull off such
believable acts of feigned madness.
Even Claudius and Polonius believe that Hamlet is not insane.
“Love? His affections do not that way tend/Nor what he spake,
though it lacked form a little,/Was not like madness. There’s
something in his soul/O’er which his melancholy sits on brood
/And I do doubt the hatch and the disclose” (III,i,176-180).
Claudius states Hamlet’s emotions are not from love. What he does is not like
madness, but it has a higher purpose. Hamlet knows something is amuck and that
he is going to set things right. His madness is part of a plan that he has which
is about to be hatched.
“Though this be madness, yet there is/method in’t” (II,ii,223-224).
This occurs when Polonius and Hamlet are talking and Hamlet is acting unusual
and Polonius clearly states that he believes that there appears to be a reason
behind Hamlet’s actions and that they are logical in nature.
Shakespear gives a definite example of someone who has definitely gone
mad in the play Hamlet. Ophelia is definitely crazy. After being rejected by
Hamlet and the Death of her father she just could not handle it anymore. She
went around dancing, singing about death, erratic behavior, and ultimately her
“death”. She just could not handle everything that had happened to her and gave
up. On the other hand Hamlet is not crazy, he has complete control over his
psyche.
Hamlet tells his mother that he is not mad. “That I essentially am not
in madness/ But mad in craft” (III,iv,209-210). Hamlet states, that he is not
crazy in a sense that he has lost it completely and gone totally insane, but
crazy like a fox. He has a plan to avenge his father’s murder.
Hamlet is not mad. Everything he does has a purpose to it. He is out to
avenge his father’s murder. The facts that support this argument are Hamlet
tells Horatio that he is going to feign madness, Hamlet only acts mad in front
of certain characters. Claudius and Polonius believe that Hamlet is not mad but
that there is a purpose behind his madness, Shakespear gives an example of a
truly mad person, and that Hamlet tells his mother that he is not crazy. These
facts prove beyond a doubt that Hamlet had complete control of psyche at all
times throughout the play.
32a
Другие работы по теме:
Hamlet Essay Research Paper Hamlet has mood
Hamlet Essay, Research Paper Hamlet has mood swings as his mood changes openly throughout the play. Towards certain people he acts certain ways. Hamlet appears to act mad when he hears of his
Bla Essay Research Paper IIIi5690Hamlet condemns himself
Bla Essay, Research Paper III.i.56-90 Hamlet condemns himself to life in this soliloquy. He realizes that by escaping his earthly body through death he will still remain in the prison of painful thoughts. Hamlet, the thinker, cannot escape his conscious self and in that realization decides, “to be.” The foundation of his choice is solipsistic in nature.
Hamlet Character Essay Research Paper In the
Hamlet Character Essay, Research Paper In the pay "Hamlet", the main character is a man who wants revenge. He wants it so bad that he becomes obsessed with the idea until it ultimately kills
Hamlet Essay Research Paper Act IV Scene
Hamlet Essay, Research Paper Act IV, Scene vii: Claudius convinces Laertes that he is innocent in Laertes’ father’s death and that Hamlet is to blame. A messenger enters with Hamlet’s letter and Claudius is amazed to find that
Hamlets Sanity Essay Research Paper Hamlet s
Hamlets Sanity Essay, Research Paper Hamlet s Sanity In the second act of Hamlet , it is evedent that Hamlet is not the norm . It comes down to the question of either Hamlet is faking his insanity or he has truly lost his mind. Polonius made the ussumption that Hamlet has gone mad with love, a theory inwich holds it s own from a outside point of view.Through further investigation in which Claudius and Polonius spy on Hamlet by using Ophelia as bate .
Hamlets Insanity Essay Research Paper While Hamlet
Hamlets Insanity Essay, Research Paper While Hamlet was being in his “antic disposition” stage it allowed him to do several things that he otherwise would not be able to do if everyone thought he was in a normal state. The purpose of Hamlet feigning madness is in order to be undercover and see for certain if what has been told to him by the ghost is true.
Hamlet Essay Research Paper ally funny man
Hamlet Essay, Research Paper ally funny man. Hamlet: why are you throwing up another skull. It could be a skull of a lawyer. So who grave is this man. Clown: It?s all mine.
Love In Hamlet Essay Research Paper Hamlet
Love In Hamlet Essay, Research Paper Hamlet is, without any doubt, one of William Shakespeare’s most puzzling plays. Often times, the reader becomes engulfed in the mystery, trickery and deceit in this tragedy. People become perplexed while reading Hamlet when they ask themselves the question, “Does Hamlet truly love Ophelia?”.
Hamlet And Issue Of Insanity Essay Research
Paper In William Shakespeare s play, Hamlet, one of the most important issues is Hamlet s sanity, in which many question his thoughts and actions. In the beginning, Hamlet and Ophelia are sane, but as the play progresses, Shakespeare slowly shows how their minds deteriorate and how Hamlet goes crazy. An example of Hamlet s insanity is when he tells Ophelia to Get thee (to) a nunnery in Scene i of Act III.
A Woeful Trap
…Act 1 In Hamlet Essay, Research Paper A Woeful Trap Is he mad or sane? Or just mad in craft, yet punished with sore distractions. Perhaps Hamlet is the victim–as we all at some time feel to be–of the world’s sane view of insane perplexities. He is the man at war within himself; a traveler with a passport into strange, twilight regions of the soul.
Drama Essay Research Paper Happy endings according
Drama Essay, Research Paper Happy endings, according to Fay Weldon do not necessarily mean a marriage or rescue from death. Instead, a happy ending can come in the form of a spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation. In Hamlet, what would normally be considered a tragic ending, resulting in the death of nearly all the characters, can instead, as Weldon implies, be seen as both a spiritual reassessment and moral reconciliation.
Hamlet And His Maddness Essay Research Paper
Hamlet and his Madness Since the play Hamlet was first written and performed, critics have analyzed the question “Was Hamlet really mad?” I personally do not believe that he was, but all of the characters in this play have a different opinion.
Hamlet Essay Research Paper Though this be
Hamlet Essay, Research Paper Though this be madness, yet there is a method in it. (act II s ii). This is an example of the words Hamlet hopes to persuade people to believe he is mad. I believe that Hamlet fakes insanity because it allows him to do things that he wouldn t otherwise be able to do. However, Hamlet is perfectly sane, guided indeed by his emotions and feelings, which are, in fact, very healthy.
Hamlet Character Synopsis Essay Research Paper Hamlet
Hamlet Character Synopsis Essay, Research Paper Hamlet Character Synopsis By: Manda Freier In this Character description of Hamlet, I describe Hamlet as smart witty and determined. Near the beginning of the play after Polonius’s death Hamlet appears to be insane. There are indications that persuade me to think otherwise.
Hamlet Essay Research Paper Justifying Hamlets Insanity
Hamlet Essay, Research Paper Justifying Hamlet?s Insanity Hamlet?s insanity is caused by the internal conflict within himself. His obligation as a son is to avenge his father?s death but at the same time also ensure stability in the kingdom. To fulfill his duty Hamlet must kill a king in order to avenge his father?s death.
Hamlet Kings Essay Research Paper There are
Hamlet Kings Essay, Research Paper There are many differences between the Kings Hamlet and Claudius with very few similarities. Perhaps the similarities stop at being the product of the same
Hamlet Substance Vs Accident Essay Research Paper
Insanity is an ever growing black hole which envelopes the pitiful mind of the its victim. The mental condition of Hamlet is an example of substance vs. accident. The substance is he is not insane and accident is that he is acting to be insane to trick everyone in the castle to believe he is insane. The mental condition of Hamlet has been well debated throughout the years even though in Shakespeare s tragedy Hamlet does admit that his madness is an elaborate scheme.
Hamlet Foreshadowing Essay Research Paper An example
Hamlet Foreshadowing Essay, Research Paper An example of foreshadowing is when Hamlet’s father came to him as a ghost to inform him of his murder, this caused a rage within Hamlet that foreshadows his revenge. This revenge led to the death of his uncle, mother, and himself. It also created Hamlet’s wild behavior, and caused him possibly to become insane..
Hamlet And Ophelia Essay Research Paper An
Hamlet And Ophelia Essay, Research Paper An example of foreshadowing is when Hamlet?s father came to him as a ghost to inform him of his murder, this caused a rage within Hamlet that foreshadows his
Hamlet 8 Essay Research Paper Is Hamlet
Hamlet 8 Essay, Research Paper Is Hamlet Mad? Is Hamlet mad or sane, and if he is mad, was Polonius accurate in saying that there was a method to his madness In Hamlet, there is two characters who fit a mad description, one truly mad, and one only acting mad to serve a plot. Ophelia and Hamlet, with argument to the other s madness or sanity, Hamlet s character offers more evidence, while Operlia s breakdown is quick, but more precise in its madness.
Sane Vs Insane Essay Research Paper Sane
Sane Vs. Insane Essay, Research Paper Sane vs. Insane To be insane or not to be insane; that is the question. In Act IV Scene II, Hamlet appears to go insane after Polonius s death. There are indications, though, that persuade me to think other wise. Certainly Hamlet has plenty of reasons to be insane at this point.
Hamlet In His Right Mind
’s Eye Essay, Research Paper Hamlet: In His Right Mind’s Eye Crazy, or not crazy- That is the question. The matter of Hamlet’s so called madness, has been an item of debate since the first performance, and will
Hamlet Vs Laertes Essay Research Paper Hamlet
Hamlet Vs Laertes Essay, Research Paper Hamlet vs Laertes Both Laertes and Hamlet both have similar and unique personality traits. These two characters are essential parts to the structure and theme of this play. Laertes tends to be possibly, in my opinion, an earlier version of Hamlet. Laertes has a positive outlook on life and seems to make the best of his life.
Compare And Contrast Macbeth
’s And Hamlet’s Madness Essay, Research Paper Madness can be described as an internal flaw that both characters, Hamlet and Macbeth, possess. Although their madness is different in some aspects, it can be said that
Hamlet 3 Essay Research Paper HamletThe work
Hamlet 3 Essay, Research Paper Hamlet The work that I wish to discuss is Tom Stoppard’s play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” as a scholarly work in regards to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which is included in Sven Birket’s Literature: The Evolving Canon.
Crazy Hamlet Essay Research Paper Crazy Hamlet
Crazy Hamlet Essay, Research Paper Crazy Hamlet Shakespeare The real question is Hamlet crazy or is he just acting it. In my opinion there are many things throughout the play that make me tend to believe that he is crazy. When Hamlet enters Opheliu”s room and she has the question if he is truly mad or if he is just acting.
Hamlet Psychology Report Essay Research Paper HAS
Hamlet Psychology Report Essay, Research Paper HAS HAMLET GONE MAD??? Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassi-nated King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. Hamlet, (during the play) goes through some very troubling situations in which he seems to act in an insane manner. But I am convinced that he was “?not in madness, but mad in craft.” I also believe that he was a man of high moral standards, in fact higher than most of the people in Denmark at that time.
Hamlet Essay Research Paper There are many
Hamlet Essay, Research Paper There are many reasons why one would think that Queen Gertrude is clueless about the murder of King Hamlet, yet others think she was involved in the murder. People have their own opinions on this but I believe that Queen Gertrude had an idea about the murder. There are many reasons and facts contributing to my opinion on this.
Hamlet Essay Essay Research Paper Hamlet by
Hamlet Essay Essay, Research Paper Hamlet by Shakespeare Hamlet’s Sanity Hamlet appears to be insane, after Polonius’s death, in act IV scene II. There are indications, though, that
Hamlet Act I Essay Research Paper In
Hamlet Act I Essay, Research Paper In Act I of Hamlet, the ghost of the king hamlet comes to the battlement, outside a castle in Denmark. Marcellus and Horatio ask the ghost to speak, but
Structure Of Hamlet Essay Research Paper Structure
Structure Of Hamlet Essay, Research Paper Structure of hamletThe structure of Shakespeare s “Hamlet”, lays on the little information received by Hamlet from the mysterious ghost. Among all the characters, Marcellus seems to have the deepest understanding of the personality of this ghost. He is the one who fears a relation with this ghost.
The Tragedy In Hamlet Essay Research Paper
The Tragedy In Hamlet The tragedy in Hamlet lies in the fact that Hamlet, the hero was human and was violently wronged and was justified in seeking revenge. Hamlet the play
Hamlet 12 Essay Research Paper Hamlet
Hamlet 12 Essay, Research Paper Hamlet’s “Tragic Flaw” Hamlet’s famous soliloquy (Hamlet, act III, scene 1) shows his depth and ability in thinking, and shows Shakespeare’s ability to manipulate language. Throughout the play, Hamlet stops to think before acting on anything. The more he thinks, the less he does.