The question at hand is was Hamlet mad? Did his father's death and reappearance as a ghost drive him to distance himself from those that loved him most? The answers to these questions are uncertain. We can, however, gather that Hamlet was a very intelligent man with a wealth of feelings and emotion. He is said to be "an admirable and consistent char

One great example of Hamlet distancing himself from those around him is when he denounces his love for Ophelia. In one scene, Ophelia talks about the love letters that she has received from Hamlet. She tells her father of the love that they have shared and how she wants to marry him. This statement makes her father very unhappy and it forces him to try to find out the truth behind their relationship. Ophelia is forced to go to the home of Hamlet to try and prove to her father that she is Hamlet's one true love. This proves to be a mistake. Hamlet denies his love for her and treats her in such a manner that she believes he has gone mad. After such disgrace Ophelia begins to fall into a state of depression. Coupled with the rejection of Hamlet's love comes the death of her father. After his death, Ophelia finds herself at a complete loss. She eventually loses her life by drowning in a body of water that welcomed her misery.

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