Madness is described as the state of being mentally ill; a state of frenzied or chaotic activity. Throughout Hamlet, Hamlet becomes drastically insane and irrational. Hamlet falls victim to his conscious, where his thoughts chastise him. Throughout the play, Hamlet has contradictory thoughts and out bursts of word salad. It will never be known whether Hamlet was faking this erratic madness or if Hamlet did go mad. Hamlet's decline to insanity is first present after he converses with the spirit of his deceased father. At first Hamlet appears to be incoherent and confused. It is first evident that Hamlet is losing his sanity when he has a conversation with Polonius and regards him as "a fishmonger(755)." Polonius responds to garrulous Hamlet by saying "though this be madness, yet there is method in't." But also acknowledges,"how pregnant sometimes his responses are! (756)"
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He tells her "you should not have believed me...I loved you not." And tells her to "get thee to a nunnery...(769)" this scene is what causes Claudius, the Queen, and Polonius to keep watch on Hamlet, declaring him mad with love for Ophelia. Hamlet becomes more irrational and impulsive as the play continues. It became clear his thoughts were muddled when he murdered Polonius behind the tapestry, thinking it was Claudius. Hamlet although clever, let vengeance block his rational thought process; making his behavior irrational and
He tells her "you should not have believed me...I loved you not." And tells her to "get thee to a nunnery...(769)" this scene is what causes Claudius, the Queen, and Polonius to keep watch on Hamlet, declaring him mad with love for Ophelia. Hamlet becomes more irrational and impulsive as the play continues. It became clear his thoughts were muddled when he murdered Polonius behind the tapestry, thinking it was Claudius. Hamlet although clever, let vengeance block his rational thought process; making his behavior irrational and