1. Hamlet - Mad?
... Romeo and Juliet. Another instance where this occurs is when the king has a good reason to convince others of Hamlet's insanity: he suspects that Hamlet knows something about the murder of his father, and if Hamlet were to spread this around, people would believe him. However, if everyone was convinced of Hamlet's madness, no one would believe him. This, the king expresses in his speech ... to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act 3, Scene 3, lines 1 and 2: I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his ... madness range . The only act in the play that Hamlet performs that can be ...
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- Grade Level: High School