Insanity Issues In Hamlet

In the play “Hamlet “written by William Shakespeare it is a play that revolves around tragedy and revenge and this revenge later leads to hamlets death and death to the people that were close to him. Hamlets relentlessness to avenge his father’s death blinded his morals and inelegance and lead to his death. It can be argued that hamlet is the most complex character Shakespeare has ever written about and there have been many debates revolving around his insanity. The progression of hamlet is quite astonishing he begins as a young prince with the world in his hand and ends up a crazed prince who becomes consumed by revenging his father’s death. The revenge and tragedy theme is acted upon throughout the novel and is estinally what drives hamlet.

The only son who does not die is young Fortinbras, Laertes and hamlet kill each other. Hamlet was acting on impulse because of the visions of his father ghost and Laertes was acting on advice giving to him by Claudius. The reader can obviously pinpoint that Claudius is the root of all problems in hamlet. The setting of the play is crucial to understand the plays genre thus Shakespeare uses castle Elsinore and its environs to depict a sordid depressing place where alleged incest and murder take place. A place where revenge is compliance motivation and where the feigning of madness is a normal strategy to dissemble one’s feelings. The multiple subplots and physiological depth Shakespeare adds to characters gives context to the events taking place within the place make it more than just a play about revenge. In hamlet Shakespeare takes the theme of revenge beyond the hero of the play. He adds serval sub plots, making the genre of revenge consistent throughout the course of the play while also adding an atmosphere of anxiety and doom in the play. Shakespeare employs the use of certain gothic conventions which are typical in tragedies thus establishing the plays genre. Conventually Shakespeare could have employed the use of metaphors to imply the political unsettlement in the state of Denmark as their king has just died. The plot itself is complicated but Shakespeare adds further depth to the atmosphere of chaos and unease by employing the use of conventional aspects of Elizabeth tragedy such as the clock struck 12 opening the play in a sinister, perilous hour usually associated with the supernatural. The spirit of the late king was roaming the walls of the castle, creating a sense of foreboding within the audience. Revenge can take over one’s ability to take over ones ability to make proper judgement. Hamlet shows moral quality’s even before him and Laertes dual he asks for