Hamlet Post...

In this novel, Hamlet by William Shakespear, the madness experienced by Hamlet is completely faulty compared to the actual madness that Ophelia goes through because of the death of her father. Where Hamlet's madness is faked to create a disposition that can be unread by those who he plans on attacking, Ophelia's madness is actually experienced through the death of a family member. Hamlet goes "crazy" because it is neccessary for him to act differentlly so he gets the traitorous king and everyone else off his back. Ophelia on the other hand goes through a period of actually madness because of the loss of her father. Ophelia doesn't know how to express her emotions so she secludes herself from everyone, Hamlet on the other hand knows exactly what he needs to do to control his emotions in a way that misleads thoughs who might suspect him for trickery. It is ironic that the two lovers, Hamlet and Ophelia, both under go a situation of madness in this novel and then are connected through this madness in the end because of their deaths. Madness is viewed in Shakespear's eyes as two completely different things throughout this novel. It was neccessary for him to display this madness in both situations to emphasize the pain that both Hamlet and Ophelia experience on a different level. The comparing and contrasting between these two different examples of madness, display Shakespear's development of both of these unique characters.