How Does Hamlet Change Throughout The Play

The primary character in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is the prince of Denmark and heir to his father’s throne. He is Hamlet. Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet, has been killed and in fact murdered by the King’s brother: Hamlet’s Uncle Claudius, who also marries Hamlet’s own mother. Hamlet’s father appears to him in the form of a ghost which other people of the court have witnessed and makes known to Hamlet that he was murdered. Hamlet goes somewhat berserk and intends to enact revenge on his uncle Claudius. Throughout the play Hamlet’s behavior and disposition changes dramatically until soon he is known to have become mad or insane on account of his father’s death. Hamlet’s madness is not genuine however, disguised in false mannerisms and
But banishment does not rid
Claudius of his guilt and he risks his reputation—and life—by letting Hamlet live, allowing
Hamlet to formulate his strategy.
Hamlet returns from his banishment, only to be a part of one of Claudius’ foul schemes.
Hamlet is challenged to a fencing duel in which a plot against him is formulated. As fencing matches go, Hamlet got the brunt end of it. Or quite the contrary, the sharp, poisoned end.
Claudius manipulates the mind of one Laertes, who has a grudge against Hamlet, to perform the duel which is sabotaged to the detriment of Hamlet. Claudius even has a poisoned cup of wine to offer his nephew were he to become tired from dueling, just as a backup, which is accidentally drunk by the queen. Hamlet is soon stabbed, but uses both murder weapons to kill his murderers, showing he is still of sound mind, the sword for the fencer and the cup for Claudius. Hamlet, the dueler, Claudius, and the queen all die by the plot of Claudius, but the conspirators die by the quick thinking of Hamlet.
Shakespeare’s play Hamlet in its entirety is filled with façades and falsehoods, but
Hamlet’s fabricated lunacy is the most daring of them all. Hamlet creates his counterfeit image