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In Shakespeare's "Hamlet", there are many events throughout the play that present a theme of madness. Shakespeare provides the reader with evidence concerning Hamlet's sanity beginning with the first scene of the play. The guards, whose main purpose in the play was to give credibility to the ghost of Hamlet's dead father, approach Hamlet with an ominous sighting. Hamlet's actions led everyone, except Horatio to believe that Hamlet was insane. However, other parts of the play lead the reader to believe that he was sane. Many critics frequently argue the madness of Hamlet. It's difficult to label Hamlet as either sane or insane, especially when he implies to Horatio that he would only act mad. However, there are many reasons that can lead him to a mental breakdown, including betrayal, deceit, and murder. Much of Hamlet's madness came from the fact that his fathe
------------------------------------------------------------------------ r's spirit was unable to pass through the other side because his murderer was his own flesh and blood. His father wante! Another reason why many believe he was sane was displayed in the opening act; Hamlet was not the only who could see the ghost. The guards called Hamlet because they saw King Hamlet's ghost walking around. This proved to the reader that the ghost was real and it was not imagined by Hamlet. Throughout the play, Hamlet acted normal or rational towards Horatio. Also, at the end of the play when Hamlet was dying, he stopped Horatio from killing himself, which showed that he was thinking clearly. Evidently, there are two different theories Hamlet sanity could of taken. One path was that he was sane, proven by his clear thinking while he stopped Horatio from killing himself. The other path Hamlet could t
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