Madness In Hamlet Research Paper

Hamlet’s Madness In Hamlet by Shakespeare one of the major themes is madness. In the early modern period insanity contributed to a variety of causes including fever and imbalance of bodily fluids (britaininprint). Hamlet is far by the most dramatic character ever in a play. From the time we meet the prince we are captured in his elegant intensity. Hamlet is going through a lot throughout the play with the death of his dad, the king, dying and his mom remarrying to his uncle. He is forced to act insane to find the truth of his father’s death. But everyone wonders is Hamlet really go mad or is he just faking it to throw people off. Hamlet uses poor, innocent Ophelia as a punching bag by using his frustration and disgust for the Queen and King Claudis .Many portions of the play supports his loss of control in his actions. But as Hamlet pretends to be …show more content…
A possible reason is he ghost chooses to only appear to Hamlet because Hamlet is the only person that really cares about this king. Hamlet’s mother has moved on and the King’s brother has married her. The king might only feel that Hamlet is the only that hasn’t moved on from his death and wants to know the truth. Another possibility is Hamlet’s figment of imagination is the only way he can the Ghost which could mean he has lost his mind. Hamlet is only apparently mad when he’s around certain characters including, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius. Other characters confess that Hamlet’s insanity is unsure. Claudius says Hamlet’s actions although strange don’t appear to be madness, “And I do doubt the hatch and the disclose/ Will be some danger; which for to prevent,/ I have in quick determination (Act III.I,166-168). Polonius concedes that Hamlet’s actions, “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t” (ActII.II,