How Does Hamlet Transform Himself

From the start of the play, Hamlet was always a confused character. Not only did he seem confused, but he appeared to suffer from depression as well. As I progressed through the daily readings and contemplated through our in depth discussions of the play, I became intrigued by how Hamlet transformed himself from a depressed prince, with little to no focus, to one with maturity and ambition even as he underwent his depression. In the opening of the play, Hamlet is depressed and thinks too much about what he must do. He broods about his father's death, his mother's quick marriage and the ghost's revelation that unveiled his father’s murder. He complains about the fact that he has been chosen "to set it right," and seems to be overwhelmed in taking on the truth face to face.
Hamlet says, “Haste me to know’t, that I, with wings as swift / As meditation or the thoughts of love / May sweep to my revenge” (1.5.35-37). During these lines in the play, and directly after receiving the startling information from the ghost, Hamlet reveals that he will indeed kill Claudius. Hamlet swears to himself that he will get revenge, and in his mind he has reached the point where there is no turning back. Hamlet’s use of language, particularly from lines 99-119 of Act One scene five, references the culmination of all of his spiraling thoughts. The "pernicious woman" is Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. The "Smiling, damned villain" is Hamlet's uncle, Claudius. In the end, Hamlet proceeds to act crazy around everyone but his best friends, as he is in pursuit to retrieve information about his father