Is Prince Hamlet’s antic disposition in Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark real? There’s fine evidence to why Hamlet might actually have lost his sanity. There are also many reasons why the Prince of Denmark is in fact just pretending to be a madman, (antic disposition.)
When the play introduces Prince Hamlet, his black clothes and depressed thoughts suggest that there is already something deeply wrong with him. Being insane and having deep sadness are two different predicaments. Hamlet has every reason to feel miserable, his noble father the King, recently dies. Uncle Claudius takes the throne and marries Hamlet’s widowed mother. Gertrude, his mother doesn’t allow him to go back to England yet, but King Claudius …show more content…
Initially the actors come to town, and Hamlet creates an idea. Hoping to reveal any sign of guilt or sensitive reaction from Claudius, Hamlet requests the actors to set up a scene that mimics the death of King Hamlet. Hamlet’s thoughts are pretty clear when he states “The play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King” (2.2.633-634). During the play Gertrude’s opinion is brought out when Hamlet asks what she thinks. This is a mental attack on Hamlet’s mother because he is not happy about their marriage. Every physical or mental attack that Hamlet causes towards other people has been strategy. If it were not simply strategy, Hamlet’s every thought, emotion and actions would be compromised.
An example of how Hamlet’s sanity would be compromised is if he just took action instead of thinking it through. Many people with mental disorders will not have a clear thought process. When King Claudius is praying, Hamlet comes upon a good timing to finally kill him. The timing is not wise, and Hamlet knows this. Since he would rather see his father’s murderer suffer, he thinks “Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge.” (3.3.84). Hamlet’s thinking that he would rather see Claudius go to hell…is a process that takes control of the mind. Without that controlled thinking, action would come
When the play introduces Prince Hamlet, his black clothes and depressed thoughts suggest that there is already something deeply wrong with him. Being insane and having deep sadness are two different predicaments. Hamlet has every reason to feel miserable, his noble father the King, recently dies. Uncle Claudius takes the throne and marries Hamlet’s widowed mother. Gertrude, his mother doesn’t allow him to go back to England yet, but King Claudius …show more content…
Initially the actors come to town, and Hamlet creates an idea. Hoping to reveal any sign of guilt or sensitive reaction from Claudius, Hamlet requests the actors to set up a scene that mimics the death of King Hamlet. Hamlet’s thoughts are pretty clear when he states “The play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King” (2.2.633-634). During the play Gertrude’s opinion is brought out when Hamlet asks what she thinks. This is a mental attack on Hamlet’s mother because he is not happy about their marriage. Every physical or mental attack that Hamlet causes towards other people has been strategy. If it were not simply strategy, Hamlet’s every thought, emotion and actions would be compromised.
An example of how Hamlet’s sanity would be compromised is if he just took action instead of thinking it through. Many people with mental disorders will not have a clear thought process. When King Claudius is praying, Hamlet comes upon a good timing to finally kill him. The timing is not wise, and Hamlet knows this. Since he would rather see his father’s murderer suffer, he thinks “Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge.” (3.3.84). Hamlet’s thinking that he would rather see Claudius go to hell…is a process that takes control of the mind. Without that controlled thinking, action would come