Hamlet Madness

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his feelings towards them when he exclaims, ”That it should come to this.” He also feels very alone at this time and for that reason, he begins to contemplate suicide. Hamlet expresses his feelings at this time when he states, “O, that this too too solid flesh would melt/ Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!/ Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d/ His canon ‘gainst self slaughter! O God! God/ How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable,/ Seem to me all the uses of this world! (1.2.5) Not only does Hamlet express the idea of committing suicide in this quote but also, he shows how mentally and emotionally unstable he is. If Hamlet were sane at this point of the play, he would not be thinking about things such as suicide.
Hamlet is driven mad after he sees his father’s ghost. At this point, Hamlet is already not in the best place after the loss of his father and having the feeling of betrayal from both is mother and step- father. However, shortly following those events, Hamlet then sees ...

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