... . However, the next act belies Hamlet's sanity and reason. In act two, Hamlet appears again, although it now becomes apparent he has lost the conviction he demonstrated earlier-to complete his destiny as prescribed by the ghost of his father. During this act, Hamlet spends most of his ... by his fathers spirit-role of the vengeful son-Hamlet exhibits insane behaviors. This is illustrated by his statements to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, "I know not-lost my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises..." (1071, line 282). Hamlet then admits he is merely feigning insanity with, "I am but mad no...

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... Hamlet to assure the truth in the ghost's saying. Claudius tried using a fatherly approach in order to gain his trust but Hamlet knew what his true intentions were. Laertes was a person who through his good features and polite words could fool anyone. He fooled Hamlet into havig a fencmig match with him ... the smiles and politeness was only a cover for the scheming and evil revengeful person behind them, "but till that time I do receive your offered love like love, and will not wrong it". Hamlet himself appears to be mad when in reality he is not insane. Through this we see that almost ...

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... stress on any of the statements I have listed above. However, I will take a stand with Coleridge and speak about Hamlet's genius and cognitive activity. Hamlet's true dilemma is not one of sanity -Vs- insanity; but one pressing his intellectual capacity. Being a scholar, Hamlet is prone to thought rather than actions. "Cause of ... Halliday puts it, would not feel at home in an incestuous tomb of politics. Hamlet is so out of place and suffering from his newly lost and homesickness of Wittenberg, that he must spend all of his days in deep contemplation. As a university student, Hamlet is...

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• Grade Level: High School