Was Hamlet insane
Was Hamlet insane? Scholars have debated this question ever since Shakespeare presented this play to the public. Although I am not a scholar, I believe that there is enough evidence in the play to suggest Hamlet had been sane. He may have been depressed and angry however this was due to the treachery and betrayal contaminating Denmark. The insanity act had been an instrument to allow Hamlet the freedom to achieve his goal of revenge. When the audience first meets Hamlet, he is dressed in black. He is in mourning over the death of his father. When questioned by Gertrude about his attire and his disposition, Hamlet replies "But I have that within which passeth show-these are but the trappings and the suits of woe." (Act 1, Scene 2). Hamlet is incensed over his mother's hasty remarriage to Claudius by stating "She married. O most wicked speed, to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!" He comments that he would commit suicide if his religious beliefs allowed it. To add to Hamlets problems, his girlfriend Ophelia refuses to see him anymore. She "did repel his letters and denied His access...". No explanation is given to Hamlet about her actions. The audience knows that Polonius is responsible however Hamlet do
The audience learns that before the events of the play, Hamlet had been a model citizen. In Act 3, Scene 1, Ophelia states: The glass of fashion and the mould of form, That I have uttered. Bring me to the test, Th' observed of all observers-quite, quite down!
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