Hamlet: The Sane Master Schemer

The most controversial question arising out of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, is whether or not Prince Hamlet is sane or not. On the surface, which the characters in the play see, Hamlet, very obviously, is acting like an insane person. It’s only on a deeper level, that we, as an audience, are able to understand his actions and perceive them to be sane acts all part of a like plan. An abundance of evidence …

…the murderous king who killed his father. As far as how the characters in the play are concerned, Hamlet is a mental case. If they could only know what the audience knows, I’m sure they would realize that every act by Hamlet had a reasonable explanation behind it. Tons of proof from the play has been presented, along with interpretations of Hamlet’s hysterical acts, which prove once and for all, Hamlet was sane.