f his father who was without a due ceremony, and his sister who has been driven mad, has contributed to the madness that is being built up inside Laertes. With Claudius being the puppet holder and Laertes being the puppet, Claudius turns Laertes into a savage beast to avenge for his fathers' death; perhaps this is what the Claudius has planned all along. Laertes has a form of madness that is increasing because Laertes knows that he has the capabilities and motivation to act on what he believes on.
             Ophelia has a unique form of madness unlike Hamlet's and Laertes' because it a mixture of love and hate. Ophelia's madness is brought on by her lack of being unable to demonstrate any maturity in trying to cope with her losses and in return can only inflict her madness on the court.
             In conclusion, Hamlet was not mad. In fact, he was smart and swift thinking. Skilfully, he predicted the consequences of his actions, in such a way that the people around him would be led to believe that he was mad. Actually, he was making a big plan to revenge his father's murder by killing his Uncle Claudius. Where Laertes was very influential by others and had no real control over the mental state he was developing by the sway of Claudius. Ophelia was the most innocent victim of all because she was the side affect of everyone else's actions and had no idea that she was mentally disintegrating. It can be noticed that within each of these three people there can be no reassurance on what the affect they may have on oth
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