Throughout Hamlet, Shakespeare strategically crafts the protagonist’s character so they appear delirious, but for a special purpose. In grieving the recent loss of his father, Hamlet displays acts of madness; however, such deeds were done with a specific goal in sight. When revenge and resent slowly began deteriorating his mind, the narrator truly displays the impact they have on the human mind. Shakespeare’s play not only reveals the ulterior motive for Hamlet’s appearance of madness, but also reveals his sense of awareness throughout. The narrator justifies Hamlet’s insanity through the tragic events. As he recently experienced the loss of his beloved father, Hamlet views the new king Claudius, “ a little more kin and less than kind.” Through
…show more content…
When Hamlet began displaying a maddened state, he is “[knows] the good king and queen [has] sent for [Rosencrantz and Guildenstern].” The narrator displays Hamlet as fully aware of the appearance his mental deterioration has, but wittily continues to play on, instead, playing the audience. Instead of unknowingly falling into the pit of depression and grief and madness, the narrator builds him into a strong character in the midst of such situations. Furthermore, Hamlet’s true awareness shows forth, as he ponders the “undiscover’d country.” During one of his soliloquys, Hamlet questions whether or not it is better to remain on earth, performing the daunting task the ghost laid on him, or to take the risk where “no traveller returns.” This great philosophical questions Shakespeare implanted into the thoughts of Hamlet shows he thinks not only of the current moment, but the grand scheme of the situation. Such tragic events coming through death make Hamlet evaluate whether or not it is a just action. As “conscience does make cowards of us all. . .” the narrator expresses Hamlet’s keenness of the consequences that would follow if takes revenge on Claudius. In the midst of such madness act performed by Hamlet, sanity is truly present since he does not act out rationally, but instead, thinks through the
When Hamlet began displaying a maddened state, he is “[knows] the good king and queen [has] sent for [Rosencrantz and Guildenstern].” The narrator displays Hamlet as fully aware of the appearance his mental deterioration has, but wittily continues to play on, instead, playing the audience. Instead of unknowingly falling into the pit of depression and grief and madness, the narrator builds him into a strong character in the midst of such situations. Furthermore, Hamlet’s true awareness shows forth, as he ponders the “undiscover’d country.” During one of his soliloquys, Hamlet questions whether or not it is better to remain on earth, performing the daunting task the ghost laid on him, or to take the risk where “no traveller returns.” This great philosophical questions Shakespeare implanted into the thoughts of Hamlet shows he thinks not only of the current moment, but the grand scheme of the situation. Such tragic events coming through death make Hamlet evaluate whether or not it is a just action. As “conscience does make cowards of us all. . .” the narrator expresses Hamlet’s keenness of the consequences that would follow if takes revenge on Claudius. In the midst of such madness act performed by Hamlet, sanity is truly present since he does not act out rationally, but instead, thinks through the