Such genius is Hamlet; others in the play truly believe he is mad. By creating this facade of insanity he was able to distract those around him and concentrate on finding out whether or not Claudius murdered his father. He convinced his mother (Gertrude) and Polonius that he was mad toward the fair Ophelia, mad for her love. While Rosencrantz and Guildenstern don’t know what to make of his mental state, when they report back to Claudius. But Claudius is never convinced his madness was driven by love and makes plans to send Hamlet to England.

While creating a new character for himself Hamlet does come out of the spell of madness during his soliloquies. When he tells us, the audience of his intentions and of his thoughts:

Play something like the murder of my father

Before mine uncle. I’ll observe his looks;

I’ll tent him to the quick. If he do not blench,

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