Arguments For Hamlet's Insanity

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Hamlet, a younger man born into a royal family. Everything was good until his father had a tragic death, but Hamlet didn’t know that. He soon found out in time and he was VERY angry. As the time went on after the kings death, Hamlets uncle (Claudius) became the new king and also had gotten married to Hamlets mother Gertrude. Days went by and Hamlets personality had been worsening. His actions had been getting bad, words were getting worse, everyone had been basically thinking Hamlet was crazy. Why did the people of the kingdom think he was crazy maybe? For example they thought he was crazy because he had killed Ophelias father Polonius and won’t tell where he hid the body. He also has violent outbursts towards his mother and Ophelia. Hamlet wasn’t …show more content…

For example his own mother, his uncle, and Ophelia. The play charts Hamlet's attempts to prove his Uncle's guilt. To kill a King was serious even if you were certain he was a murderer for his own selfish reasons. I believe that there is an important argument for Hamlet's insanity. When the Ghost first appears, everyone present could see it (Horatio, Marcellus, Bernardo ) But when the Ghost reappears in act three, scene four (after Hamlet kills Polonius), Hamlet is the only person who sees it. Gertrude cannot see it, she then she says herself that Hamlet IS really mad. By this point probably Hamlet was insane enough to imagine the presence of the Ghost. Hamlet had a few problems but he wasn't mental, he was unlucky by all the unfortunate events. He was befuddled (unable to think clearly) by the death of his father, but even more so by the marriage of his mother to his uncle. That basically hurts him so much that he reacts this way towards others around him. In conclusion, I see some points as to why Hamlet acts the way he has. A death in the family especially a parent can be very hard. For example just at age

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