How Is Hamlet A Genius

Analysis of Hamlet’s Character The character of Hamlet has many different perspectives and faces to him. Through the play he is portrayed as crazy, a mastermind and completely sane. He has many flaws as well as many admirable qualities to him but in the end his demise is inevitable. Hamlet may be acting crazy but he does so for a cause to fool others into thinking he is mad so they do not suspect him. He is cunning and a genius because no one suspects that he plotting a revenge against Claudius for murdering his father. He is moral, thoughtful, forgiving, determined, diplomatic and attentive. These qualities make him a loved prince by the people of Denmark, but he also has tragic flaws. His inability to act, or hesitation makes his plan backfire on him. After many attempts of revenge, Claudius eventually figures out that Hamlet is plotting against him. He hires Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Polonius helps him spy
He only feigns insanity to mislead others. No one suspects of a mad man which is why he must put on this farce to carry out his revenge. It is perfectly believable too because he just lost his father and his mother remarried her brother-in-law only a month after the death of her husband. Although many critics may believe that Hamlet became truly insane after faking it for so long, it is clear in his soliloquy in act three, scene one that he is completely sane. He contemplates on suicide but then realizes that he if commits this sin he will go to hell, therefore he opts not to do such an act. This is why he is called the most intelligent character in all of literature because he fakes insanity to reach his optimal goal. He purposely tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern that he is only mad sometimes, he purposely makes the players perform The Murder of Gonzago for Claudius to make him feel guilt. He also acts extremely crazy when talking to Ophelia because he knows that Polonius is spying on