... murder, perhaps to have something on which he can place the blame after he avenges his father's death, or perhaps it is to capture the attention of certain characters so that he may find out exactly what has gone "rotten in Denmark." Though it sounds like a crazy idea ... statement, it is implied that he is in fact feigning madness. Later, as Hamlet is speaking to Guildenstern, he makes the analogy that he is "but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw" (Act II, scene II, lines 408-410), again indicating that he ... deceiving performance in order to...

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... father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. When Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the hidden truth. Hamlet is faced with the fact that he has to avenge the murder of his father. Insanity is his conspiracy to avenge his father's murder, and never gives into it. Hamlet's supposed insanity is brought ... mind is conjuring up images of his dead father. Gertrude then tells King Claudius when asked upon the state of being of Hamlet, "Mad as the sea and wind when both contend .. And in this brainish appreh...

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... he talks to it. Gertrude can not see the ghost and thinks that Hamlet has truly gone mad. Hamlet drags Polonius body from the room. Gertrude tells Claudius about Hamlet's madness and rage. "Mad as the sea and wind," (IV.i.7). She describes the murder of Polonius. Claudius tells Gertrude that they must get Hamlet out of the country as soon as possible. Gertrude is ... bouts. Hamlet quickly wins the first two and the third is a draw. Claudius growing concerned over Hamlet defeating Laertes. The king drops the poison in the wine and offers it to Hamlet. "Give him the cup," (V.ii. 287). Gert...

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... by Hamlet to deceive. "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." (Hamlet, line 345 Act II*Scene II), by saying this Hamlet tries to convince others that he is grief stricken to the point of insanity. If one were to look deeper and analyze the statement one would discover that Hamlet is quite sane and that ... can be seen that his insanity is merely a facade. There is a reason for his deception, which will be discussed. With the first appearance of the foreboding ghost of Hamlet's dead father, he learns the truth of his father's death at the...

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... hate of Hamlet towards his mother. Hamlet is still lamenting his father's death when he is struck with the news of his mother's remarriage. This is concretely evident in the beginning of his soliloquy, as he remarks on the fact that the world has only unpleasant things in it. Hamlet is so distraught and confused that he wonders why God has made it immoral to ... for even two months, not long enough to feel the wind of heaven. Hamlet illustrates the love he has for his deceased father, and then wonders the question "Must I remember?" (Line 15). Hamlet figures that if he did not remember ...

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