Hamlet's Insanity Analysis
In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the man of utter intelligence and esoteric ability waxes insanity, laying the foundation of his battlefield in preparation for retribution against his uncle Claudius. Learning the name of the crown-wearing murderer during a dissertation with his late father, Hamlet swears vengeance with tenacious bravado; and with speed similar to the henbane poison that had coursed through the former King’s veins, Hamlet proceeds to swear his fellow sentinels into a secrecy of utmost loyalty— equivalent to the devotion of a most pious ecclesiastic to their own religious piety. With Polonius’ platitude that Hamlet’s lunacy had stemmed from his affection for Ophelia, the vindictive son had successfully deterred His Majesty and