Hamlet
Hamlet essay
Madness is a condition in which is difficult to identify whether it is true or not. As in the encounter of the ghost of Hamlet's father and Hamlet, Hamlet is asked to avenge his father's death. To accomplish this task in a less apparent manner, following this discovery hamlet state of mind has spurred out of control, which led us to believe that he is truly insane. William Shakespeare, the writer of the tragic play Hamlet leaves the audience to decide whether Hamlet is truly mad or not. Hamlet's questionable madness is explored through his real madness, feigned actions, and the reactions of others towards his madness .Throughout Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet's at times is completely sane and in some acts he is seen as completely insane.
What began as an act of insanity or antic disposition becomes less and less an act, which leads us to question if Hamlet’s madness is real or not. Hamlet’s madness is real for a number of reasons for example; the events at the beginning of the play are enough to drive anyone mad. When Hamlet returns home to Denmark, he learns of his father’s death. Not only has his father passed away, but his mother has married Claudius, the brother of the deceased King Hamlet. Then the encounter of the ghost lead to his actual madness finding out his father was brutally murdered by Claudius, in his uncle’s attempt to become King of Denmark. When Prince Hamlet receives this news, he is utterly devastated, vows to avenge his father’s death. As part of his scheme, Hamlet pretends to be insane. He first adopts this behavior to see if the ghost is telling the truth. He says “The spirit that I have seen May be a devil, and the devil hath power t’ assume a pleasing shape…” (Act 2. Scene 2. lines 627-629). He isn’t sure whether the apparitions are true he puts on what we know as a “Antic Deposition” which leads us to questioning his madness.
In other instances, Hamlet's madness can be seen as state of mind. An example is Hamlet's interaction
Madness is a condition in which is difficult to identify whether it is true or not. As in the encounter of the ghost of Hamlet's father and Hamlet, Hamlet is asked to avenge his father's death. To accomplish this task in a less apparent manner, following this discovery hamlet state of mind has spurred out of control, which led us to believe that he is truly insane. William Shakespeare, the writer of the tragic play Hamlet leaves the audience to decide whether Hamlet is truly mad or not. Hamlet's questionable madness is explored through his real madness, feigned actions, and the reactions of others towards his madness .Throughout Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet's at times is completely sane and in some acts he is seen as completely insane.
What began as an act of insanity or antic disposition becomes less and less an act, which leads us to question if Hamlet’s madness is real or not. Hamlet’s madness is real for a number of reasons for example; the events at the beginning of the play are enough to drive anyone mad. When Hamlet returns home to Denmark, he learns of his father’s death. Not only has his father passed away, but his mother has married Claudius, the brother of the deceased King Hamlet. Then the encounter of the ghost lead to his actual madness finding out his father was brutally murdered by Claudius, in his uncle’s attempt to become King of Denmark. When Prince Hamlet receives this news, he is utterly devastated, vows to avenge his father’s death. As part of his scheme, Hamlet pretends to be insane. He first adopts this behavior to see if the ghost is telling the truth. He says “The spirit that I have seen May be a devil, and the devil hath power t’ assume a pleasing shape…” (Act 2. Scene 2. lines 627-629). He isn’t sure whether the apparitions are true he puts on what we know as a “Antic Deposition” which leads us to questioning his madness.
In other instances, Hamlet's madness can be seen as state of mind. An example is Hamlet's interaction