How Does Hamlet Show Ophelia's Madness

Hamlet’s and Ophelia’s Madness Madness can be shown in different types of ways. Shakespeare shown madness through Hamlet and Ophelia in his play Hamlet. Hamlet’s madness was planned out while Ophelia’s was spontaneous. Hamlet faked being mad to prove the new king poisoned his father, but there are times it seemed like him faking mad turned him mad. Ophelia seemed like a normal girl stuck between her lover and father until her lover killed her father and he was sent off to his death then she lost her mind. Hamlet’s madness was fake and Ophelia's was real because Ophelia's actions was random and unpredictable. Hamlet’s actions was not predictable but seemed well thought out.
Hamlets madness was fake and planned out. In act I scene V hamlet meets with the ghost of his father and was told “‘Tis given out that, sleeping in my …show more content…
Even though Polonius made a side remark about his insanity. He also said “Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't. (II ii 1634).” What Polonius said is almost the exact same as the saying there’s a method to his madness. When using that quote it’s not saying someone is insane. It means even though everything seems chaotic in the end the person’s end goal was accomplished. This shows that Polonius knew hamlet wasn’t mad but he could not figure out hamlets plan. Another time when someone saw hamlet wasn’t mad was during act III scene i. Claudius, Polonius, and Ophelia set hamlet up. Hamlet noticed so, he started to act mad saying Ophelia was not truthful, he did not give her anything, and