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Is Hamlet Loony?
Title: Is Hamlet Loony?
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1116 | Pages: 4.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Is Hamlet Loony?
Throughout Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”, Hamlet is described as 'mad' by the other
characters: as he encounters the ghost of his father in Act I, as he kills Polonius and
confronts his mother in Act III, and ultimately when he confronts Laertes and Claudius in
the final scene. But this 'madness' is a broad term used by the characters, and Shakespeare,
to refer to the actions taken by Hamlet while he is in this state …showed first 75 words of 1116 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1116 total…who is quick to avenge his father, demonstrating none of the
procrastination Hamlet might be said to.
It would be wrong to say that Hamlet is mad. He is confused, unsettled, then
determined, clever and courageous: an impression that Shakespeare confirms by
developing contrasts between his and Laertes' courage, Ophelia's madness and
Claudius' scheming. While he may not develop into the picture of a hero, he also does not
fit the mold of a madman.
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