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Hamlet - College Essay

Hamlet


appears to be insane, after Polonius’s death, in act IV scene II. There are indications, though, that persuade me to think other wise. Certainly, has plenty of reasons to be insane at this point. His day has been hectic—he finally determined Claudius had killed his father, the chance to kill Claudius confronted him, he comes very close to convincing Gertrude that Claudius killed his father, he accidentally kills Polonius, and finally the ghost of his father visits him. These situations are enough to bring to insanity, but he remains sharp and credible. is able to make smart remarks to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, comparing then to sponges, "When he (Claudius) needs what ...

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hath fed of that worm," (pg 99, 29). This also makes sense, and is not quite as random; when confronts Claudius, and the king asks where Polonius is, immediatly begins the comparison by telling Claudius that Polonuis is at supper (the worms are eating him for supper, and so on). This proves that had some kind of planning for this degrading comment, and that his thoughts are not scattered and he is able to stay focused. There is a question of what being insane really is. Since it is agreeable that Ophelia was crazy, it’s possible to use her as a guide to make this argument valid. and Ophelia both shared the trait of having calculated thoughts, Ophelia’s singing and ’s verbal attacks. They also shared calmness before their deaths. But was spraying rude remarks to everyone before he died, as Ophelia had sung floating down the river? No, in-fact was the opposite of what he was before. If he were crazy, like Ophelia, he would have remained hectic and random up ...

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