at from two different perspectives. Is Hamlet a sane man acting mad, or is

he really a mad man. There are many “ clues “ presented during the play that

lead to the notion that Hamlet is only acting the role of madness. As Hamlet

mentions several times in the play that he is not crazy, but only acting crazy

Hamlet has many reasons to be insane. He was visited by his fathers’ ghost who tells him that Hamlets Uncle Claudius has murdered him, and that Hamlet must take revenge upon his uncle. While pondering whether or not to avenge his fathers’ death, Hamlet assumes the role of insanity to confirm his suspicions of Claudius’

punishment of murder. Hamlet hesitates in the killing of Claudius, If

he were truly crazy he would not have spent so much time planning Claudius

Hamlet’s logic for acting crazy is part of his plan, so that when

Some topics in this essay:
Hamlet Ophelia, Uncle Claudius, Hamlet Hamlets, death hamlet, father’s death, truly crazy, killing claudius, acting crazy,