Examples Of Insanity In Hamlet
Hamlet's insanity and is it real?
Early on in the play the reader is shown that Hamlet is going to act insane in order to figure out the murder of his father. Therefore, at random moments throughout the play, Hamlet will act insane in so that he can in turn retrieve more information about the death of his father. Although young and handsome Hamlet says he is feigning his madness many readers have called into question whether or not he is genuinely mad. The fact that he is indeed going mad at times is true. It is true for many reasons. Reasons such as questioning his existence, showing true evidence of insanity not achievable by a sane person and at times using consequentialism in his train of thought. There are many factors that play into …show more content…
His actions also help show his insanity. Throughout the story, Hamlet shows insanity in many ways. However, the terrifying Hamlet shows acts of insanity that cannot be reached simply through play acting, but in ways that can only be reached through truly being insane. There is much evidence to support this claim through and through. When Hamlet starts using existentialism. He tries to level with the insanity and think about the existence of mankind in the universe and how and why they exist. Whatsoever, that is generally used by people with vast knowledge and high …show more content…
He is very kept to himself at the beginning of the play but very slowly comes to show his true colors. Just like many insane horror movie monsters and murderers Hamlet seems very quiet until something in him snaps and causes him to go insane. Kind of how many actual real life murders happen. Hamlet also shows this by murdering anything on a whim. For example, when he murders Polonius on a whim because he is on edge that could be a sign that he is psychotic. It would show that he could be a murderer because he has almost no remorse for the murder of Polonius. Hamlet also murders the horrible King Claudius brutally. When Hamlet got the chance he viciously and brutally murders Claudius. He kills him by putting a cup of poison down his throat in a cold-blooded manner. If Hamlet were to go on a murder spree and commit multiple murders that he would have no remorse for, then he would easily reach status of murderer. Hamlet would be a murderer and he would be infamous for being known as the young man who killed
Early on in the play the reader is shown that Hamlet is going to act insane in order to figure out the murder of his father. Therefore, at random moments throughout the play, Hamlet will act insane in so that he can in turn retrieve more information about the death of his father. Although young and handsome Hamlet says he is feigning his madness many readers have called into question whether or not he is genuinely mad. The fact that he is indeed going mad at times is true. It is true for many reasons. Reasons such as questioning his existence, showing true evidence of insanity not achievable by a sane person and at times using consequentialism in his train of thought. There are many factors that play into …show more content…
His actions also help show his insanity. Throughout the story, Hamlet shows insanity in many ways. However, the terrifying Hamlet shows acts of insanity that cannot be reached simply through play acting, but in ways that can only be reached through truly being insane. There is much evidence to support this claim through and through. When Hamlet starts using existentialism. He tries to level with the insanity and think about the existence of mankind in the universe and how and why they exist. Whatsoever, that is generally used by people with vast knowledge and high …show more content…
He is very kept to himself at the beginning of the play but very slowly comes to show his true colors. Just like many insane horror movie monsters and murderers Hamlet seems very quiet until something in him snaps and causes him to go insane. Kind of how many actual real life murders happen. Hamlet also shows this by murdering anything on a whim. For example, when he murders Polonius on a whim because he is on edge that could be a sign that he is psychotic. It would show that he could be a murderer because he has almost no remorse for the murder of Polonius. Hamlet also murders the horrible King Claudius brutally. When Hamlet got the chance he viciously and brutally murders Claudius. He kills him by putting a cup of poison down his throat in a cold-blooded manner. If Hamlet were to go on a murder spree and commit multiple murders that he would have no remorse for, then he would easily reach status of murderer. Hamlet would be a murderer and he would be infamous for being known as the young man who killed