Hamlet's Madness

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Is madness achievable or do we all contain this emotion waiting to be triggered? In the play Hamlet, the author, William Shakespeare slowly develops a character so far driven to insanity that it seems impossible for him not to fall over the edge. Through the consuming depression, his betrayal from women, and his plot to kill his uncle it becomes simple to see how ones sanity might not be long lived. Shakespeare pushes his character to the brink in back in order to pursue this idea of justifiable madness.
One crucial scene we experience Hamlets madness is later on during the play he’s directing. Throughout the play he makes several hints to the betrayal Gertrude made to his father. While he has been instructed not to hurt her, he doesn’t hold back when it comes to making her feel guilty for everything that has happened. At the beginning of this scene Hamlet also calls Ophelia out instantly. By sitting next to her he can easily make clever comments insulting her throughout the play. Hamlet no longer has a filter when it comes to the way he acts. His respect and honor for Ophelia has...

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