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Hamlet's Madness


`What is madness? Is someone mad merely because they are different, and
do they in return see the same about the world? The dictionary defines madness
as, "1. the state of being mad; insanity. 2. senseless folly. 3. frenzy;
rage. 4. intense excitement or hilarity." Though is there a difference
between madness and wrath or rage? Was Hamlet mad, or was it one big act in
order to give reason for his irrational actions and to keep his vengeful motives
confidential?
In Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet, these questions are continually asked
and some are answered. Hamlet, the protagonist, has lost his father by murder,
and is urged to seek vengeance by his father who appears to him as a ghost.
This raises the first bit of suspicion of madness. Hamlet talks with his father
and is told,

Hamlet: If thou didst ever thy dear father love-
Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.

Most would say that the fact that he saw the ghost of his dead......

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