Assignment For Week Of 3-30-09! Hamlets Portrayal To Be Mad

This Blog I wanted to talk about Hamlets additude. Hamlet is very creative in his character. I feel that Hamlet is the one who really makes this play amazing and interesting to its audience and people. In act 2 scene 2 I think that even though Hamlet portrays to be mad and he really is’nt, he does a really excellent job at it. His portrayal is so convincing and decieving that many critics/people feel that his sanity shatters at the fact of him seeing his dead father’s ghost. People think this really has affected Hamlet to the full. However, if you really discern and observe Hamlet as the unique character he is his disposition and demeanor would show you otherwise. You can tell that Hamlet is only pretending.In act2 scene 2 line (390) he says “I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw” . This shows that he is only “mad” at certain times, and the rest of the time he’s fine. The foot note says when his mental state of mind is good “he knows what is what”. Therefore even though Hamlet is confused and upset, and his confusion is like an intense state of mind some say madness but its really just another interesting part of Hamlets character .