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I once dreamt I would be a big shot lawyer and so I spent my time making up arguments for characters in shakespeare’s plays.

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“I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw“. Hamlet declared that is, he is only “mad” at certain premeditated times. This is a classic example of the wild and whirling words with which Hamlet hopes to convince people to believe that he is mad. But ladies and gentleman of the jury, these words however, prove that beneath his antic disposition, Hamlet is sane. Beneath his strange choice of imagery involving points of the compass, the weather, and hunting birds, he is announcing that he is calculatedly choosing the times when to appear mad.

Hamlet wants to appear unthreatening and harmless so that people will give him information, just like an adult will talk about an important secret in front of a child. He seems to step very easily into the role of a madman, behaving unpredictably and upsetting everyone with his wild speech and pointed innuendos. To convince everyone of his madness, Hamlet spent many hours walking back and forth alone in the lobby, speaking those wild and whirling words which make little sense on the surface but in fact carry a meaningful subtext. Although he appears to have lost touch with reality, he keeps reminding us that he is not at all far gone but is in fact very much in command of himself and the situation. With his ranting and ravings and his seemingly useless pacing of the lobby, Hamlet manages to appear quite mad.

Hamlet proves his sanity by his very normal reactions to the people around him. He is perfectly sane, friendly and courteous with the players, giving them good acting tips which they appreciate and respect. Ladies and gentlemen you have heard that the king and Polonius were spying on Hamlet to figure out the reason for his madness and when Ophelia went to see Hamlet, he acted completely rationally. He greets Ophelia sweetly, gets a little cold when he remembers that he has not seen her for a long time and is very hurt when she returns his things. Hamlet becomes completely furious, insulting womankind in general, when she lies to him about her father’s whereabouts and he realizes he is being spied on. He reacted the way any rejected lover would.

Hamlet is bewildered about his father’s death and feels he has lost a part of himself and he is punishing himself for not having yet taken action to avenge his father’s murder. Hamlet called himself a rascal, a villain and a coward, but when he realized that his anger doesn’t achieve anything practical other than the unpacking of his heart, he stops. Hamlet is perfectly sane, guided indeed by his emotions and feelings, which are, in fact, very healthy. These are not the thoughts of a madman; his emotions are real and his thoughts are those of a rational man.

Even when he considered suicide he reasons himself out of it through a very sane consideration of the dangers of an unknown afterlife. A further important proof of his sanity is how patiently he devises plans to prepare for his revenge. His antic disposition is a device to test his enemies. His mounting of the play-within-the-play is another well-laid plan to trap the king into admitting guilt even when the play brings him concrete proof, he is careful not to rush to take his revenge at the wrong moment. He could easily kill the king while he is praying but restrains himself so that there is no chance of the king entering heaven. Hamlet’s arguments for not killing the king when he prayed is understated and logical considering the enormity of Claudius’ deed and the virtual certainty that Hamlet possesses of his guilt. Yet he holds back his sword. Although Hamlet’s tolerance can be seen as an example of his procrastination, it is rather a sign of rationality.

Hamlet shows himself perfectly capable of action, as well as of rational thought, in escaping the king’s armed guard, dispatching Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths in England, dealing with the pirates and making it back to Denmark. Also , the letter Horatio received from him through the ambassador bound for England is clear and exact and shows no signs of a perplexed mind.

Hamlet meets his father’s death with intense ire and righteous anger, yet shows no regret when he himself is to blame for the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and the lord chamberlain, Polonius. Hamlet warned his friends he intended to fake madness. Through his confidences to Horatio, and in his careful plans of action, we see that his madness is assumed. He confides to Horatio that when he finds the occasion appropriate, he will act like he is mad.

However, Hamlet’s rational, sane acts by far outweigh the things that he has said and done that make him look as if he’s crazy. There are the plots that he has devised, something a madman would never be able to figure out. How would a madman that is planning to assassinate the king ever comprehend that if he kills the king while the king is praying, the king will go to heaven? How would a madman ever have the sense to wait for the right moment? Not only is Hamlet perfectly sane, but his insanity scheme is ingenious. Do not be fooled ladies and gentlemen.