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Wanting to revenge his father, he tries to decide the best course. By making people think he is mad, he casts himself as mostly harmless. But in actuality, he still has the intellect to consider and plan.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agobecause him father king Hamlet was murdered and Claudius married Hamlets month not long after the murder of his fathers death and it made him mad because she would not listen to her son and instead listen to a killer.
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∙ 13y agoIt gives him an advantage over all those people who are trying to wangle information out of him. Take Polonius. He engages Hamlet in conversation to try to get information and Hamlet replies with insulting and almost-coherent nonsense. It gives everyone an explanation for his behaviour, so he can do whatever he wants. After the nunnery scene Ophelia says, "Oh, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown." She doesn't say, "Oh, what a jerk." The same thing happens in the closet scene when Hamlet sees the ghost--Gertrude says, "Alas, he's mad." This is very frustrating for Hamlet because he is not pretending and does not want her to think he's mad but she does. He tries very hard to persuade her that "It is not madness that I have uttered" and that the problem is her misbehaviour not his madness. It's easy to avoid telling people things when they think you're crazy but it's hard to get them to take you seriously.
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∙ 12y agoFirstly, it is not certain that Hamlet did feign madness.
If he did, then it was probably for a number of reasons:
- Revenge heroes in Elizabethan revenge tragedy often faked madness in order to get their victim (i.e. Claudius) to no longer see them as a threat
- So that he is able to express views that he would not normally be able to
- To excuse his behaviour
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∙ 12y agoHamlet has been forced to remain at the Danish court under the watchful eye of his uncle. He hopes that by acting insane, the king will not take him seriously as a threat. This will enable Hamlet to get close enough to him to kill him.
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∙ 10y ago"I essentially am not in madness / But mad in craft. . . ." (III, iv, 204 - 205)
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∙ 13y agoyes ,he was acting insane,,there is many explanations of hamlet acting insane,and the number one thing that shows that he was acting in he loving ophelia
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What does Hamlet mean when he says in III iv 204 5 I essentially am not in madness But mad in craft?
Type your answer here... A.Technology versus traditionB.Becoming an adult and taking on adult responsibilitiesC.The church versus the individualD.Family obligations versus self-interest
Who ordered a proper burial for Hamlet?
Ophelia. She went crazy after Hamlet killed her father which led her to drown herself.
What might have changed if Hamlet had not killed Polonius?
Ophelia might not have gone crazy, Laertes would not have come home to fight hamlet, and king Claudius might not have wanted to send hamlet away.
What is the plot of Hamlet ?
Hamlet is about a young man (Hamlet) who is told by the ghost of his father that Hamlet's uncle and stepfather murdered him. Hamlet acts crazy while waiting for the right moment to kill his uncle, but his uncle is spying on him and guesses the truth. In the end the uncle's plot to kill Hamlet almost succeeds, but before he dies, Hamlet completes his revenge.
Does Hamlet become insane by the end of the play?
At first, He merely feigns it to plot his revenge on the "smiling damned villain" Claudius. There is a "method in his madness", that is while he works out how he can wreak his vengeance. However, this question appears when he first starts hallucinating within his mother's chambers when he berates her for marrying his uncle. The exact incident is that he is in the middle of berating his mother, when he looks up and "Sees" the ghost of his father, however, his mother does not. This raises the question that is being asked. In short, nobody has proven or disproven is insanity, and it may not be possible to.
What are the examples of disorder in Hamlet?
Some examples of disorder in Hamlet include: -Disorder in Society -Loss of King Hamlet -New King (Claudius) -Treat of invasion by Fortinbras of Norway -Disorder of Family -Claudius killing his own brother -Incestuous Relationship (Claudius marrying his sister-in-law) -Betrayal -Disorder in the Universe -Ghost -Disorder of the Mind -Hamlet pretending to be crazy -Ophelia going crazy
What does Hamlet mean when he says in III iv 204 5 I essentially am not in madness But mad in craft?
Type your answer here... A.Technology versus traditionB.Becoming an adult and taking on adult responsibilitiesC.The church versus the individualD.Family obligations versus self-interest
How can pretending to be crazy make you actually crazy?
You can actually get used to it, and it can be your style, like me!
What explanations does Gertrude offer for Polonius murder?
Hamlet was crazy. She follows Hamlet's instructions and says that "Hamlet hath in madness Polonius slain."
How does hamlet mother react to hamlet when he convetses with a ghost act3sceneiv?
She thinks he's crazy. She is already half-persuaded of that.
How is ophelia an allusion to hamlet?
The character of Hamlet's girlfriend who goes crazy is called Ophelia. It's Greek for help.
In William Shakespeare's Hamlet what was Hamlet's plan?
Hamlet was going to act crazy until he got an opportunity to revenge himself on Claudius. Not much of a plan, really.
What is polonius ' plan for testing his theory that Hamlet is love-crazy?
He plans to get Hamlet to talk to Ophelia, while he and Claudius are eavesdropping.
Who ordered a proper burial for Hamlet?
Ophelia. She went crazy after Hamlet killed her father which led her to drown herself.
What is true of Hamlet by the end of Act Two?
Hamlet suggests that he may act crazy. The audience does not know how Hamlet will avenge his father's death. It is not yet known whether Hamlet will fulfill his father's wish.
Which is true of Hamlet by the end of Act you?
The audience does not know how he is going to avenge his fathers death Hamlet admits that he's acting crazy
What does Hamlet ask of haratio and marcellus at the end of act 1?
He asks them to swear not to tell about the ghost's visit and why Hamlet may appear crazy.
