In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare a frightful calamity occurs. We see two characters Hamlet and Laertes who both seek to revenge the murderers of their departed fathers. Many of the readers may contemplate if Hamlet is crazy for what he believes to be true. Hamlet is dynamic, animated, and absurd in his madness. Shakespeare uses the dimmer light of reality to expose the brighter light of the plot. Throughout the play Shakespeare incorporates a theme of madness. Moreover, madness is brilliantly portrayed through the character of Hamlet.
             Depression, despair are the burning emotions in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's illicit marriage. Hamlet is informed by his father that he needs to be avenged by the death of his brother Claudius. By this time Claudius has already ascended the throne, and married Hamlet's mother Queen Gertrude. Within the play the ghost of his father can easily bring forward Hamlet's sudden change in mood. Later in the play a troop of actors come to acted out a play, and Hamlet has them reenact the murder of his father in front of his Uncle Claudius. During the play Hamlet watches his Uncle Claudius to see his reaction when the actors perform the murder scene. Hamlet's plan works, his uncle throws a fit and runs out of the room, where Hamlet goes after him.
             The next confrontation does not happen until the end of the play when Hamlet escapes from his uncle's ill murder attempt on his life. All of a sudden Hamlet's mother Queen Gertrude drinks a poison intended for Hamlet. When Hamlet is not looking Laertes stabs him with a poison sword then Hamlet takes hold of the sword, and does the same to Laertes. As this happens Queen Gertrude tragically dies from the poison drink. As Laertes is in his time of death, he reveals to Hamlet that his Uncle, King Claudius was behind it all. Hamlet then in a f...