Hamlet Fishmonger Research Paper

Kolina Metcalf

Ms. Light

English IV

15 February 2017

Fishmonger?

“As I perchance hereafter shall think meet to put on an antic disposition”(1.5.58). This is when Hamlet had talked to the ghost and he decided to feign being mad. He thought it would make him seem harmless to Claudius and that he would be able to get closer to him. In the beginning of the play Hamlet was able to talk to the spirit that may have been his father. He decided to feign madness and to try and kill the king.

William Shakespeare left many of his plays open for interpretation and people take it in different directions. Horatio says, “ What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the cliff that beetles o’er his base into the sea, and there

He knew that he had to pretend being mad to get his uncle to not think he was suspicious. The king is a very manipulating man and he calculates everything. Hamlet became very obsessed with getting revenge and planning. He was full of contradictions and would most of the time be hesitant. He is like a teenager other times because he is impulsive and lashes out. He does not think before he does sometimes and he has to try and backtrack.

Hamlet had to keep everyone at a distance. He only trusted Horatio and he pushed everyone else away. Hamlet told Ophelia that he did not love her anymore and that women are wicked. Every person in the play thought Hamlet was mad for a different reason. Polonius said that Hamlet went mad because of his love for Ophelia. Guildenstern and Rosencrantz think that his ambition was the cause for his madness. Hamlet was messing around with Ophelia’s head and it caused to her to become insane. Hamlet thought that he was protecting his life by feigning being

When Hamlet killed Polonius, he took the body and hid him away. He pretended that he did not kill him. He tried to blame his mother at first. Hamlet sometimes overreacted and seemed to go overboard with his words and actions. He went overboard when he was insulting Polonius. He was upset with him because he knew that he told Ophelia to not be with Hamlet. Mr. Starr said, “ Malingerers often exaggerate their symptoms and ignore common, subtle signs such as the blunting of a mentally ill patient’s emotions.” Hamlet was trying his hardest to pretend to be crazy, but at times he would get overwhelmed. During Ophelia’s funeral, Hamlet jumped into her grave and declared his love. At the end of the play when Hamlet realized that he was dying, he did not think twice before stabbing Claudius. Hamlet figured it out that Claudius tried to kill him and succeeded in killing his mother and he wanted his revenge. After Hamlet killed him, he seemed at peace and wanted Horatio to tell the story. Horatio tried to kill himself because he wanted to be with Hamlet. He did not want to live without his best friend. Hamlet was able to stop him from killing himself.

Hamlet was able to play the part very well. He was sarcastic and had witty comments. The