Mad In Hamlet

Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark During the late middle ages in the kingdom of Denmark, there was a prince by the name of Hamlet. This Hamlet possessed all that he wanted. He was heir to the throne, and he found true love. This all came to a tragic end when the King of Denmark was murdered and Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, took the crown. In response to the murder, Hamlet took action and in the process revealed his character; however his actions led to a tragic demise. Hamlet showed that he was the most tragic character in the play Hamlet through his pondering, caution, and mad behavior. First of all, Hamlet spent a significant amount of time pondering about difficult questions after his father’s death. He pondered about the afterlife, death, and suicide. As the king’s ghost visited Hamlet, the ghost spoke of the horrors and pains of purgatory. The visit of the ghost sparked Hamlet’s curiosity of death. Later in the play, Hamlet …show more content…
In the play, the term mad can be interpreted two different ways. First, mad is the emotion related to angry and hate, and second, mad can also describes the insane. During the play Hamlet, Hamlet fits both interpretations of mad well. An example of the angry mad occurs when he angrily disapproved of his mother’s hasty marriage. In addition, he was furious with Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Ophelia for spying on him. Along with being angry, Hamlet acted insane in order to find friends he trusted. In Act I, Hamlet informed his friend Horatio that he will “put an antic disposition on” (Shakespe1are 1.5.8). During his crazy act, everyone worried about Hamlet when he used great amounts of word play and phrases of nonsense. Because of his anger and madness, Hamlet forwent all reason and caution at times. He rejected his love for Ophelia, and he killed the eavesdropping Polonius during his conversation with the Queen. Both events led to death of the majority of the main