When I think of Hamlet, I think of the phrase "it sounded good in my head." Everyone thinks Hamlet's actions and words are insane, but to him it all makes sense and seems rational. Hamlet has trouble conveying his thoughts to others through his actions and words. His character is insane, but the considering the situation he is in justifies his thoughts and actions.
If you had substantial reasoning to believe your father was murdered, wouldn't you be leaning towards Hamlet's way of thinking? Hamlet needs a little grace in the situation that he had suddenly experienced. Instead of grieving for his father his is forced to solve the mystery of his fathers death. On top of this, his own mother acts like she doesn't even care that her husband died. Queen Gertrude tells Hamlet, "cast thy nighted color off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark." His own mother is telling him to get over his fathers death and show his support for the new King Claudius. This explains why Hamlet is mad. I don't know anyone who woudn't be mad after this happened.
All the people in the play think Hamlet is mad, which he is. None of them realize that of he was telling the truth he would be mad. None of them took a second to see through the first layer of his madness. The characters didn't see that he should be psychotic. Any normal person that would go through the tragedy would be insane. Because of this they should have listened to what he had to say.
Hamlet had to go through about a tough a situation a person could have gone through. His actions and thoughts should be justified because of what he had to endure. The fact that no one would listen to him just contributed to his madness. Hamlet is and should be expected to be insane.
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