Reefer Madness

Madness or Eccentric Behavior? The tragedy of Hamlet is one filled with superbly foolish situations. Riddled with misunderstandings all centering around the antic disposition, madness and sheer stupidity of its characters. It 's very important that we are able to differentiate between these states of mind. We need to be able to categorize each character into each field because it reveals and explains their actions pretty fantastically. So, it is imperative to ask ourselves, who are the mad ones…

The art of deception: Hamlet’s insanity The art of deception is a theme that is ever-present within William Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet. Hamlet develops a persona that is perceived to be suffering from insanity, to deceive Claudius and the kingdom, confirm the ghost’s words, and discern the loyalty of those around him. Thus, the recurring antic disposition is merely an act that Hamlet carries out in order to deceive those around him. Firstly, when one is under constant scrutiny from the…

till it became their one and only focus. Ahab and Hamlet are both powerful men who possess influence and great abilities with the potential to be great men, but they have tragic ends due to being driven by their quests for revenge and allowing their madness to consume them in order to fulfil their goals. “...that his torn body and gashed soul bled into one another; and so infusing, made him mad.” (Moby Dick, 41.180) There comes a point where emotional and physical pain become tied to one…

Is Hamlet Really Mad? Or The Madness Of Hamlet Is Feigned Or Genuine? The question of Hamlet’s madness, whether feigned, pretended and assumed or real, genuine, and true, is the question of long debate and discussion. There are critics who believe in the madness of Hamlet as genuine and there are critics who believe madness of Hamlet as feigned or pretended, as well. The problem of madness is perhaps the most maddening problem in Hamlet by Shakespeare; this shows his unsurpassed mastery of human…

In King Lear, written in 1606, Shakespeare’s stylistic devices convey not only a feeling of bitter despondency and disheartened despair, but also a feeling of desolate hopelessness and tormented delusion to reveal the misery and turmoil that results from betrayal brought on by severed holy chords. The use of diction evokes a feeling of fury as the brutality of the words echo the physical and emotional suffering induced by both literal and metaphorical maelstroms. Provoked by the “contentious…

Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet is one of the most critically debated Shakespeare adaptations due to Almereyda’s stylistic choices for the film. Critics argue over nearly every aspect of the film: Does it successfully translate the central themes found in Shakespeare’s original text? Does the modernization of the plot hinder the audience’s comprehension of the play? Does Almereyda’s decision to cut sixty percent of the original text and replace it with technology prove to be a suitable substitute for…

Ambition is something everyone has. Your ambitions strives and makes you achieve your goals. However, too much ambition can corrupt and destroy a person. Ambition is like a drug, small amounts can make you feel great, but too much can kill you. Shakespeare clearly portrays the negative effects of too much ambition throughout his play The Tragedy of Macbeth. He uses the main character, Macbeth, to show us how excessive amounts of ambition can lead someone to their doom. In the beginning of…

Annotated Bibliography This annotated bibliography reflects my passion to teach marriage and relationship education classes to adolescents and adults in order to help strengthen the developed relationship skills within the couple unit. These articles cover influences on romantic relationships across the lifespan as well as curriculum evaluations related to the programs I am certified to teach (PREP). This bibliography also includes journal articles about divorce mediation and the effects of…

and how terror plays with our emotions. Monsters are a common subject in both Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein and H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness. In Mary Shelley 's novel the man Frankenstein creates his own monster by turning back death itself. In the end, the creature ultimately brings upon Frankenstein’s doom. In At the Mountains of Madness, the monster is not created but rather found. As the two scientists, Dyer and Danforth, explore the unknown of the antarctic they find…

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, as Hamlet pursues the revenge of his deceased father, he acts in a state of feigned madness. Demonstrating such behavior allows him to disguise his intentions and construct a plan for murder, yet is also the cause of his inaction as he is held back by sane and rational thoughts. Hamlet seeks the ability to enact revenge when he reaches a state of true madness as faked insanity overtakes him throughout the play, releasing him from sensibility. Hamlet’s desire to seek…