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Monster Essays - Hamlet: Hamlet's Sanity
Hamlet: Hamlet's Sanity
“Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do
their bounds divide.” Though John Dryden's quote was not made in regard to
William Shakespeare's Hamlet, it relates very well to the argument of
whether or not Hamlet went insane. When a character such as Hamlet is under
scrutiny, it can sometimes be difficult to determine what state he is in at
particular moments in the play. Nonetheless, Hamlet merely pretends to be
insane so that he can calculate his moves according to the situation at
hand.
There are many situations throughout the play that are enough to
bring ....
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