Mental Illness Revealed In Shakespeare's Hamlet
Fact or Falsehood Hamlet sparks up a certain question that takes hold of the majority of the play; “Was Hamlet truly mad or mad in craft?” I believe he knew exactly what he was doing in order to obtain the information he was after. Mental illness runs all throughout Hamlet which is interesting because it just suddenly happens right after the deaths of some of the characters. In Hamlet we question whether he is faking his madness throughout the play and how it relates to real world events in today’s society.
People, could make the argument that Hamlet truly did become “mad” after his father's death. It could've been caused from the toll of his father’s sudden passing. This happens to many people who have experienced a tragic loss or Traumatic event in their life. He might not of been faking it and really was sick, but people did not know the effects of mental illness at that time and only thought of him as crazy were possessed. Hamlet even talks about going into madness in the play “assume some other horrible form, / Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason/and draw you into madness”(1.4.72-74). This is the proof that even hamlet believes that he can go mad if the right circumstances occur. However I believe Hamlet is smarter than we all think. He continues to get information from people time and time again throughout the play just because he acts in a different manner throughout the play. He starts off subtly after his father’s death but when he talks to his father’s ghost. Hamlet has some reason to act the way he is acting at the beginning of the play but towards the middle and end it becomes apparent that it has escalated and he has gone completely bananas. While in the midst of Hamlet’s "madness" don't mind me you guys he still attends information and regain sanity after talking with that certain person. Hamlet knows what he's doing and I feel is scamming people throughout the play. Ophelia however, goes into complete madness and loses all
People, could make the argument that Hamlet truly did become “mad” after his father's death. It could've been caused from the toll of his father’s sudden passing. This happens to many people who have experienced a tragic loss or Traumatic event in their life. He might not of been faking it and really was sick, but people did not know the effects of mental illness at that time and only thought of him as crazy were possessed. Hamlet even talks about going into madness in the play “assume some other horrible form, / Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason/and draw you into madness”(1.4.72-74). This is the proof that even hamlet believes that he can go mad if the right circumstances occur. However I believe Hamlet is smarter than we all think. He continues to get information from people time and time again throughout the play just because he acts in a different manner throughout the play. He starts off subtly after his father’s death but when he talks to his father’s ghost. Hamlet has some reason to act the way he is acting at the beginning of the play but towards the middle and end it becomes apparent that it has escalated and he has gone completely bananas. While in the midst of Hamlet’s "madness" don't mind me you guys he still attends information and regain sanity after talking with that certain person. Hamlet knows what he's doing and I feel is scamming people throughout the play. Ophelia however, goes into complete madness and loses all