In Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", the sanity of the protagonist, Hamlet, has been a question for years. There are many indications from Hamlet and other characters of his minds well being. These indications provide significant support that Hamlet's "madness" is merely a dramatic performance. Through the words and actions of the characters and Ophelia's true madness, Hamlet's insanity is seen as a simple guise.
In "Hamlet", the dialogue between the characters reveals a lot about the status of Hamlet's mind. Hamlet tells Horatio that he is going to feign madness, and if Horatio notices any strange behavior from Hamlet, it is because he is putting on an act. "As I perchance here after shall think meet to put an antic disposition on " (Act
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