Hamlet returns to Denmark because of the death of his father. When he returns, he soon discovers that his mother has remarried his uncle Claudius, who ascends the throne and becomes king. Hamlet, who has not fully recovered from his father's death, finds it even more troubling to understand his mother's remarriage. After seeing his father's ghost, Hamlet plans to put an antidisposition in place. Although at first Hamlet acts like a madman, he later becomes mentally unstable and wants to kill himself. Ophelia was mad too, but she kept it to herself while Hamlet contemplated suicide. Both characters were crazy even though Ophelia killed herself and Hamlet thought about suicide. Hamlet first created an anti-disposition; but family, grief and psyche made his antics come true. Hamlet had many reasons to be angry, the first and foremost was to take revenge for the death of his father. The next reason was so that he could plan his revenge so as not to hurt his mother, who he was in love with at one point. Hamlet carefully planned to avenge his father, in doing so he made sure not to hurt his mother. Although Polonius, Ophelia's father, did not have a direct connection to Hamlet and Gertrude, it was much easier for Hamlet to take out all of his emotions and anger on Polonius. “It is much easier for Hamlet to behave aggressively towards this man than towards his mother or uncle, especially when his behavior must be excused as madness” (Paris 45). One of the reasons Hamlet “hurts” Polonius is because he hurt Hamlet by not allowing Ophelia to be happy with him. Another reason is that there was no other way for Hamlet to express his anger over his mother's remarriage. Paris also mentions that "Hamlet's hostility is that Polonius serves as...... middle of paper...... that's not the only reason Hamlet was mad, the family was also the reason why Hamlet is considered truly mad. . Gertrude had sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to help them understand what was going on with Hamlet. “In Shakespeare's time, just as today, when a person was depressed, his family and friends would try to distract him from morbid concerns by providing diversions and to find out if there was anything that was wrong with him. troubled her and which could be remedied. » (Lidz 45). If Hamlet were to act, it would be a little more obvious that his psychosis was planned and not real. Nor would Gertrude need to try to investigate her son's depression. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Literature “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”: an introduction to reading and writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts. 9th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. Print