Essay Archive - Has Hamlet Gone Mad?
Has Hamlet Gone Mad?
Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassi-nated King Hamlet and
Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. Hamlet, (during the play) goes through
some very troubling situations in which he seems to act in an insane manner.
But I am convinced that he was "…not in madness, but mad in craft." I also
believe that he was a man of high moral standards, in fact higher than most of
the people in Denmark at that time.
Hamlet was bombarded by many situations at the start of the play which
his psyche had to deal with. He was very up-set (as any other person would be)
with his father's mu....
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