The Theme Of Madness In Shakespeare's Hamlet

Once upon a time there was a young prince named Hamlet. Hamlet was the son of King Hamlet, who was recently murdered. The ghost of King Hamlet visited Prince Hamlet mentioning that he was stuck in purgatory until his murderer was killed. Throughout the play, Hamlet seeks to kill the murderers by appearing to be mad. Many characters throughout the play portray a characteristic that is later proven to be unreal. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare the characters Hamlet, Gertrude, Polonius, and Claudius each project an appearance that is proven to not be reality.
Throughout the play, Hamlet displays an appearance of madness that is proven to not be reality. Hamlet is often viewed as mad due to his unexpected actions: “In the conduct, however, …show more content…
The character Hamlet displays an appearance of madness that is often proven to be feigned. Due to his circumstances Hamlet could truly be mad, but he also prepares his friend for a sudden change in his personality, which proves that he is faking madness. The character Gertrude is viewed as motherly and a strong queen, but that is later determined to not be reality. She is viewed as motherly, because she drinks the poisoned wine to protect Hamlet. She is viewed as not motherly and a weak queen, because she betrays Hamlet by telling Claudius of his madness and is often manipulated by Claudius. The character Polonius is viewed as a clumsy, old man and a concerned father, but that is determined to not be reality. He is viewed as an old man, because he often forgets what he is saying. Many people question if he is really concerned about his children our if he is just using them for his personal gain. Claudius displays an appearance of a competent ruler that is later proven to not be reality. He does display characteristics of a competent ruler, but it is later proven that he was pretending to be saddened by his brother’s death just so he could receive his brother’s wife and