Hamlet Was he really Crazy
When discussing Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Hamlet, one argument that always comes up is the question of Hamlet’s sanity. ... Despite all this, however, it doesn’t make sense that Hamlet was completely insane. To truly be considered insane, Hamlet must not have been capable of rational thought (RHCD, 688). ... It seems much more logical that Hamlet was feigning madness to calm the suspicions of others and to set up his revenge. ... If Hamlet had not appeared to be insane, Claudius may have become suspicious. After all, Claudius had just married Hamlet’s mother only two months after his father had died rather mysteriously (Hamlet, 44. ... He must have sensed that Hamlet harbored some resentment towards him. Hamlet may have even been next on his “hit list”, especially if he ever became a threat to the kingship of Claudius.