“Though this be madness, yet there is a method in it.” (act II s ii). This is an example of the words Hamlet hopes to persuade people to believe he is mad. I believe that Hamlet fakes insanity because it allows him to do things that he wouldn’t otherwise be able to do. However, Hamlet is perfectly sane, guided indeed by his emotions and feelings, which are, in fact, very healthy. Hamlet was not …showed first 75 words of 318 total…

…showed last 75 words of 318 total…mad. I believe that Hamlet fakes insanity because it allows him to do things that he wouldn’t otherwise be able to do. However, Hamlet is perfectly sane, guided indeed by his emotions and feelings, which are, in fact, very healthy. Hamlet was not crazy, and this can be shown by the real madness of the one that he loved, or, at least, seemed to--Ophelia, whose craziness, especially in her final hours is unmistakably obvious