theme of madness in hamlet
The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is, perhaps, one of William Shakespeare's most popular works. One of the possible reasons for the intense recognition of this play is the way Shakespeare uses Hamlet to illustrate the complex workings of the mind, and how one must use deception in order to deceive others to get to the truth. In Hamlet, Shakespeare incorporates the theme of madness to serve a motive. In fact Hamlet was not crazy, but used the madness as a deception to achieve what he wanted. Hamlet himself says, "That I essentially am not in madness, but mad in craft."He thought about everything he was doing, and everything he was going to do. Hamlet did in fact act like he was mad, just so he could follow through on his plan to avenge his father's death. Hamlet acted like he was mad because he did not want to outright kill Claudius, because he would probably go to heaven, and Hamlet wanted to make him suffer like Claudius had made his father suffer. Hamlet also knew that he could not go around telling people that Claudius killed his father just because a ghost told him so. Therefore, instead Hamlet masterminded a plan that made the King, Claudius, show his guilt and then he would have proo
f that Claudius did in fact kill his father. I, his sole son, do this same villain send In conclusion, Hamlet was not mad. In fact, he was smart and swift thinking. Skilfully, he predicted the consequences of his actions, in such a way that the people around him would be led to believe that he was mad. Actually, he was making a big plan to revenge his father's murder by killing his uncle Claudius. In the play (Act 3 scene 3 page 167) Hamlet sees Claudius praying and Hamlet draws his sword to kill him, but he stops and thinks about what would happen if he killed Claudius while he was praying. Hamlet says: In conclusion, Hamlet was not mad. In fact, he was smart and swift thinking. Skilfully, he predicted the consequences of his actions, in such a way that the people around him would be led to believe that he was mad. Actually, he was making a big plan to revenge his father's murder by killing his Uncle Claudius. Where Laertes was very influential by others and had no real control over the mental state he was developing by the sway of Claudius. Ophelia was the most innocent victim of all because she was the side affect of everyone else's actions and had no idea that she was mentally disintegrating. It can be noticed that within each of these three people there can be no reassurance on what the affect they may have on others due to their mental state in public.
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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