In the tragic play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare, many people consider the main character to be insane. They believe this because Hamlet himself claims to be a madman throughout the tragedies he endures. What we need to do is study his way of thinking and the rationality he shows during these disasters, while deceiving everyone into believing that he is going crazy just to take revenge on the new king. “Hamlet is never mad. He may be on the verge of madness, but he steps back and instead chooses to act like a madman in order to achieve his goals and eventually defeat Claudius. "This is all just part of a larger plan. Hamlet gets the idea to feign madness at the beginning of the play when Horatio tells him that he sees the ghost of King Hamlet at night in the castle Hamlet doesn't believe Horatio at first, but then he sees the ghost with his own eyes and follows him outside. The ghost begins his story by telling Hamlet how he really dies, because of Uncle Claudius tricking him. poison in the ear while he sleeps, and he wants him to take revenge. The king means a lot to young Hamlet, like any father to his son, and he will do anything to make sure that the murderer gets what he wants. 'he deserves. And so, after a long monologue from Hamlet expressing his emotions and thoughts regarding the tragedy, he begins to plot: "...How strange or strange that I always behave/As I do." will perhaps think so afterwards/To put an ancient disposition on…” (1.5.189-191) In translation, he says that it is sometimes better to feign madness. The reasoning behind this has not to do with mental stability but with one's rationalism. Only a stable person could come up with such a rational and intelligent plan. Hamlet's idea of ​​faking madness makes people not take his actions seriously, which gives ... middle of paper ... another option other than calling him crazy by the way he acts . As a reader or as part of the audience, we see the real Hamlet and who he really is, a completely sane man but very good at pretending. In the tragic play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare, the main character simply crosses the line into going mad. Hamlet's madness begins when he discovers how his father really died and wants nothing more than revenge on his deceitful uncle. He pretends to be ill in order to have time to plan retaliation: “Hamlet is never mad. He may be on the verge of madness, but he backs down and instead chooses to act like a madman in order to achieve his goals and eventually defeat Claudius. With all the tragic events he goes through and everything he endures, it's hard to believe that Hamlet never reaches true madness, he just lets it seem..