Hamlet's Insanity.

Hamlet's Insanity In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is described as daring, brave, loyal, and intelligent, but he is consumed by his own thoughts. Hamlet's inability to deal with his father's murder, his mother's marriage, and his uncle assuming the throne are all evidence of Hamlet madness, and does not know what is going on in his own life. Shakespeare uses literary devices such as metaphors, and imagery to show Hamlet's madness.         In …

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