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Hamlet: Method In The Madness
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....on to Lear
In both Hamlet and King Lear, Shakespeare incorporates a theme of madness
with two characters: one truly mad, and one only acting mad to serve a
motive. The madness of Hamlet is frequently disputed. This paper argues
that the contrapuntal character in each play, namely Ophelia in Hamlet and
Edgar in King Lea.... Part 2 of Paper
....ffers clear evidence
pointing to Hamlet's sanity beginning with the first scene of the play.
Hamlet begins with guards whose main importance in the play is to give
credibility to the ghost. If Hamlet were to see his father's ghost in
private, the argument for his madness would greatly improve. Yet, not one,
but three men together witness the ghost before even thinking to notify
Hamlet. As Horatio says, being the only of the guards to play a significant
role in the rest of the play, "Before my Go.... |
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