The Theme Of Madness In Shakespeare's Hamlet
In the play, Hamlet, he was believed to have feigned his madness. I believe he did this as a way to get away with murder. The entire time Hamlet knew what was coming for him if he succeeded at getting revenge for his father’s murder. Overtime, Hamlet begins to cross the line into madness. Ophelia, also feigned her madness just to get Hamlet’s head back in the game. She was on a mission to figure out why Hamlet has gone mad.
Hamlet’s method to have feigned his madness may have been to have a reason to get away with murder. In Act: I Scene: V the ghost tells Hamlet who killed his father, “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown.” It was right there when the rising action begin to take effect. Hamlet seems surprised, yet he knew all along who killed his father. “The plays the thing wherein I’ll catch the consequence of the king” (Act: II Scene: II). Here is where Hamlet begins planning on actually going through with the murder. He begins plotting on how he will successfully murder his uncle, the King. His feigned madness may convince people to allow him to get away with murder.
Later on in the play, Hamlet begins to actually become a “mad man” because he did not go through with the murder. He begins to realize he has too many emotions to even think about …show more content…
After talking with the Queen, Ophelia felt that she should try talking to Hamlet herself. Of course, Hamlet will think that she is crazy and she know it. Her strategy may have been decent but not good enough to change Hamlet. In Act: IV Scene: I the King states “His liberty is full of threats to all.” That moment is when the King and Queen wants an end to all of Hamlets madness. They both speak of the death of Polonius. They then realized he should be killed and orders that he be killed upon his arrival in England. Eventually it seems that everyone, in their own way wants to either help Hamlet or get rid of
Hamlet’s method to have feigned his madness may have been to have a reason to get away with murder. In Act: I Scene: V the ghost tells Hamlet who killed his father, “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown.” It was right there when the rising action begin to take effect. Hamlet seems surprised, yet he knew all along who killed his father. “The plays the thing wherein I’ll catch the consequence of the king” (Act: II Scene: II). Here is where Hamlet begins planning on actually going through with the murder. He begins plotting on how he will successfully murder his uncle, the King. His feigned madness may convince people to allow him to get away with murder.
Later on in the play, Hamlet begins to actually become a “mad man” because he did not go through with the murder. He begins to realize he has too many emotions to even think about …show more content…
After talking with the Queen, Ophelia felt that she should try talking to Hamlet herself. Of course, Hamlet will think that she is crazy and she know it. Her strategy may have been decent but not good enough to change Hamlet. In Act: IV Scene: I the King states “His liberty is full of threats to all.” That moment is when the King and Queen wants an end to all of Hamlets madness. They both speak of the death of Polonius. They then realized he should be killed and orders that he be killed upon his arrival in England. Eventually it seems that everyone, in their own way wants to either help Hamlet or get rid of