Monster Essays - Hamlet 8
Is Hamlet Mad?
Is Hamlet mad or sane, and if he is mad, was Polonius accurate in saying that there was a “method to his madness”
In Hamlet, there is two characters who fit a mad description, one truly mad, and one only acting mad to serve a plot. Ophelia and Hamlet, with argument to the other’s madness or sanity, Hamlet’s character offers more evidence, while Operlia’s breakdown is quick, but more precise in its madness.
If Hamlet were to see his father’s ghost in private, the argument for his madness would greatly improve. The fact that three men together, witness the ghost before even thinking of notifying Haml....
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