Hamlet: In His Right Minds Eye :: Shakespeare Hamlet Essays

village In His Right Minds Eye Crazy, or not crazy- That is the question. The matter of Hamlets socalled imbecility, has been an item of debate since the first performance, and leave behindprobably be a continuing argument well into the future. I believe Hamlet wasnot crazy, because he proves to be in shade control of his psyche in several(prenominal)parts of the fit. These three reasons are the main points of argument forHamlets sanity. His behaviors is only erratic in front of authoritative hoi polloi, heshows logic and reasoning in his plotting, and finally, actually admits toseveral people to be only acting mad. These are hardly the actions of amadman. commencement of all, the fact that Hamlets irrational behavior emerges onlyin front of sure individuals shows he was only acting. He acts in fair infront of Polonius, Claudius, Gertrude and Ophelia, part remaining perfectlynormal in front of Horatio, Marcellus, the players and the gravedigger. Hamletconvinces Ophelia of his madness by going into her room with a look so mournful in purport as if he had been loosed out of hell to lecture of horrors,(2.1.92)and grabbed her and examined her face. Then he let out a sigh sopiteous and profound as it did seem to shatter all his mickle and end his being.(2.1.106) After that incident, Polonius believes, that Hamlets madness is thevery ecstasy of love.(2.1.115) Claudius is convinced, however, that that isnot the case. He believes that something else is troubling Hamlet. Love? Hisaffections do not that way tend Nor what he spake, though it lacked form alittle, was not like madness. theres something in his mind oer which hismelancholy sits on brood (3.1.176) After Hamlet kills Polonius, Gertrudebecomes in all convinced that Hamlet is Mad as the sea and the wind when two contend which is mightier.(4.1.7) With these characters convinced of hismadness, Hamlet is able to carry out several plans to avenge his fathers death. The logic he uses in his plots is pr oof of a sane mind. He successfullyuses the players to reveal Claudius is the murderer by changing the play theyperform to reenact the murder of Hamlets father. Let the galled jade cowerour withers are unwrung. . When the murder scene is enacted, Claudius calls forlights and storms out of the room. Claudius, knowing Hamlet is a threat, hashim sent to England along with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. the two bear aletter that was to have Hamlet executed upon arrival in England.