Hamlet's Madness

Hamlets becomes so focused with getting revenge that he forgets to think of the penalties to his actions and becomes out of control. William Shakespeare uses Hamlet to show how death and vengeance can put such stress on the mind and body, that eventually it will do one considerable amounts of damage. His judgement between what is real and what appears to be real is fully intact but his reckless behaviour and antics prove that his mind was clouded. When she actually tells him that it is over he becomes reckless and hostile, physically throwing her around the room, shouting and pleading at her.

This long procrastination period is only one of the few stresses's that Hamlet's mind has to bear. His next dilemma is to determine whether or not the ghost is speaking truth or is a demon sent to poison his mind. After he sees Claudius's reaction to the play Hamlet puts on depicting the events around the murder he decides that the ghost was telling the truth and plots the new king's death. This comes as a shock to Hamlet and he once again feels the loss of a love one, adding more pain and stress to Hamlet. His mind was burdened with the guilt of Ophelia's suicide, his father's murder, and his torn relationship with his mother and friends. Once he does start to plan Claudius's murder he begins to push himself to the extreme. Unfortunately Hamlet waited almost two months before doing anything, let alone committing himself to the murder. in the assassination of her husband and child's father; all of this is a lot of secrecy and burden for the prince to bear.