Hamlet: The Man behind the Madness Essay -- ophelia, shakespeare

What drives Hamlet to his passion? How does it relate to Ophelias furore? Are Hamlet and Ophelia both truly queasy? These are some(a) questions that I contemplated as I read Hamlet. The main vulcanized fiber, Hamlet feigns madness after learning of his fathers transfer however, he becomes mad later on in the play. Is it possible that Hamlet became so clad up in his fathers murder that he was unavailing to distinguish fantasy from reality?At the beginning of the play, Hamlet has larn that his brother, the newly king, Claudius, murdered his father. In Christian Wertenbaker What is the riddle in juncture? (Sirs.com, 2011) it is stated, From then on, Hamlet has to find his own way. He has become a seeker of truth. Unless he verifies the facts for himself, he sessnot do the act (1). This shows that Hamlet cant back away from what he is meant to do. In his eyes he sees himself as being chosen to avenge his father. In fact, Hamlet proclaims, The clip is out of joint. O, cursed sp rit, That ever I was born to set it accountability (I. V. 207-208) Already Hamlet is stressed out by his misfortune. He sees no other option, entirely to kill his uncle. After his meeting with the ghost, Hamlet becomes preoccupy with death. It is obvious that Hamlet is wrestling with the idea of whether or not he can commit the act. At this point he is capable of reasoning, but prior to this he was wily enough to invent his false madness. He has not lost his ability to discriminate right from wrong therefore, he is not mad. To be mad a person loses total reasoning. thus far he is determined to discover whether or not Claudius did really murder his father. So, Hamlet organizes a play that reveals the truth about his fathers death. This play serves as a strategy to force Claudi... ...f action fork up been eaten up by thought, he to whom the universe seems infinite, and himself nothing whose bitterness 75 of psyche makes him careless of consequences, and who goes to a play as hi s best resource is to rack off, to a second remove, the evils of life by a mock theatrical of them - this is the true Hamlet (2). To me this means that Hamlet is what the audience or proofreader makes him to be. He is not mad, but a part of everyone. He is seen in the audience. This play contains a truth, the truth of life. Hamlets character contains some feelings that are shared such as sorrow, dread, and lonely. For Hamlets character lives through the reader.Works Cited Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Literature An Introduction to Reading and Writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts. 9th Ed. advanced York Pearson Longman, 2009. Print