Thesis: Hamlet is not insane but on a revenge mission
Introduction
Well, the Hamlet text illustrates various circumstances in which Hamlet could be confused on being insane. Hamlet engages in various battles and issues that would make someone argue that he could be insane. With the literally look of things, this could be true for someone who do not wish to dig deep into the cause of the problems that face Hamlet. He is faced with various challenges in his life. The beginning of the text could be used as a support that Hamlet could be insane and crazy. This is because of the reactions that he shows towards his mother, Gertrude as well as king Claudius. One of the people that want to make such a conclusion is Claudius, the current king, probably …show more content…
As a normal human being, one would be quick to judge that Hamlet could have been under the influence of drugs or was hallucinating when he sees the ghost. However, this is confirms to have been a true story in the making. In this regard, Hamlet is not the only person who had witnessed the ghost of his father. In fact, the ghost of his father is seen to have appeared before his best friend Horatio and Marcellus, who argued about the reality of the ghost. At the end of it all, the duo decided and consented to tell the same to Hamlet as they were meant to be friends in deed. “Unto young Hamlet; for, upon my life, This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it, As needful in our loves, fitting our duty” (Shakespere Act 1 scene 1 p.8). Later on, Hamlet experiences the ghost of his father. This is when the reality about his father’s death comes in. The ghost confirms to Hamlet that it is his father’s and that it yearns for a revenge over his death. Though Hamlet is reluctant to believe the ghost, he observes that it resembles the image of his late father. The spirit commands Hamlet to revenge for him against Claudius who had killed him, taken his throne and his wife. “You must be ready for revenge, too, when you hear me out”. (Shakespear Act 1 scene 5 p.2),” The ghost says that it has been left to loiter around at night and then disappears. The real mission of revenge is then handed over to Hamlet by the presumed Hamlet’s father spirit. I’m the ghost of your father, doomed for a certain period of time to walk the earth at night, while during the day I’m trapped in the fires of purgatory until I’ve done penance for my past sins. (Shakespear Act 1 scene 5
Introduction
Well, the Hamlet text illustrates various circumstances in which Hamlet could be confused on being insane. Hamlet engages in various battles and issues that would make someone argue that he could be insane. With the literally look of things, this could be true for someone who do not wish to dig deep into the cause of the problems that face Hamlet. He is faced with various challenges in his life. The beginning of the text could be used as a support that Hamlet could be insane and crazy. This is because of the reactions that he shows towards his mother, Gertrude as well as king Claudius. One of the people that want to make such a conclusion is Claudius, the current king, probably …show more content…
As a normal human being, one would be quick to judge that Hamlet could have been under the influence of drugs or was hallucinating when he sees the ghost. However, this is confirms to have been a true story in the making. In this regard, Hamlet is not the only person who had witnessed the ghost of his father. In fact, the ghost of his father is seen to have appeared before his best friend Horatio and Marcellus, who argued about the reality of the ghost. At the end of it all, the duo decided and consented to tell the same to Hamlet as they were meant to be friends in deed. “Unto young Hamlet; for, upon my life, This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it, As needful in our loves, fitting our duty” (Shakespere Act 1 scene 1 p.8). Later on, Hamlet experiences the ghost of his father. This is when the reality about his father’s death comes in. The ghost confirms to Hamlet that it is his father’s and that it yearns for a revenge over his death. Though Hamlet is reluctant to believe the ghost, he observes that it resembles the image of his late father. The spirit commands Hamlet to revenge for him against Claudius who had killed him, taken his throne and his wife. “You must be ready for revenge, too, when you hear me out”. (Shakespear Act 1 scene 5 p.2),” The ghost says that it has been left to loiter around at night and then disappears. The real mission of revenge is then handed over to Hamlet by the presumed Hamlet’s father spirit. I’m the ghost of your father, doomed for a certain period of time to walk the earth at night, while during the day I’m trapped in the fires of purgatory until I’ve done penance for my past sins. (Shakespear Act 1 scene 5