Hamlet-All That Madness

A detailed Summary of Hamlet-All That Madness


One way to define madness is to say that madness is "a mental incapacity caused by an unmentionable injury." These injuries are not easy to see, but can appear in a time of stress. For instance, Hamlet has been in a state of mourning since his father died. Later he started acting crazy after he saw the ghost. Laertes was propelled into an angered state of madness after the death of his father. Ophelia had a unique form of madness. She seemed caught amid memories of her father and Hamlet. After what these three characters have endured life could never return to what it had been before.

Since the death of King Hamlet, young Hamlet appeared to be in a state of madness. This is seen in dialogue between Hamlet and Polonius when Hamlet questions Polonius by asking him "have you a


If Hamlet could have controlled his anger, he would have had the capability of controlling himself and acting sane. Laertes was influenced very much by others and had no was to control his rage towards Hamlet. Ophelia was the most innocent victim. She was controlled by everyone else's actions and because of her powerlessness she disintegrated mentally. As a result of enduring the "unmentionable injuries" of the events in Hamlet the characters lives could never be the same again. (PTSD) {(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)}

Unlike Hamlet, Laertes had developed a different kind of madness, a madness that was driven by rage. When talking to Claudius, Laertes became so enraged towards Hamlet that Laertes wanted to "cut his throat i' th' church."(Act 4,Sc.7, 144) Laertes' behav

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