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

Hamlet In His Right Minds Eye Crazy, or not crazy- That is the question. The matter of Hamlets socalled madness, has been an position of debate since the first performance, and willprobably be a continuing argument well into the future. I believe Hamlet wasnot crazy, because he proves to be in complete control of his psyche in severalparts of the maneuver. These three reasons are the main points of argument forHamlets sanity. His behaviors is only erratic in search of certain people, 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. first gear of all, the fact that Hamlets irrational behavior emerges onlyin front of certain individuals shows he was only acting. He acts insane infront of Polonius, Claudius, Gertrude and Ophelia, while remain perfectlynormal in front of Horatio, Marcellus, the players and the gravedigger. Hamletconvinces Ophelia of his madness by going into he r room with a look sopiteous in impetus as if he had been loosed bug out of hell to speak 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 bulk and end his being.(2.1.106) afterward 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 soul oer which hismelancholy sits on brood (3.1.176) After Hamlet kills Polonius, Gertrudebecomes completely convinced that Hamlet is Mad as the sea and the wind whenboth 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 proof of a sane mind. He s uccessfullyuses the players to reveal Claudius is the murderer by changing the play theyperform to reenact the murder of Hamlets father. Let the galled jade winceour 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.