By god you're mad!

The madness in Shakespeare's work Hamlet is very apparent considering Hamlet says he is going mad, atleast feigning it. His madness may seem incredibly real in the first 4 acts, but when he returns from England, it seems that he has chilled out. It was as if he finally realized that he needs to kill Claudius instead of just going crazy thinking about it. His "antic disposition" is portrayed very well due to Hamlet actually going mad over the whole ordeal. Like I said, he comes back and seems to have gotten over it and is determined to finish his goals. Ophelia's madness, on the other hand, is legitimate. Because Hamlet goes mad and gets sent away from his lover, she goes insane too. Constantly, she is freaking out and acting weird towards everyone, clearly portraying that she is actually mad. Her taking of her life is the strongest evidence reinforcing her madness. This also provides evidence towards Hamlet's fake madness because he did not feel at all like Ophelia. He had no desire to take his life. Through good acting, Hamlet was able to convince the people around him that he was mad, and Ophelia actually was mad and killed herself. The End.