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Title: Hamlet
Words: 819
Madness in Hamlet
Madness may be "mental incapacity caused by an unmentionable
injury." Such wounds often are not easily perceived but may be
revealed in time of stress. Hamlet's question, "have you a
daughter?"(Act II. Sc2 182) Polonius about the Prince's emotional
state. What is hidden will surely be told to Cloudius by his adviser.
Laertes' search for revenge is sharper proof that madness in degrees
of publicity causes harm to the observers. Claudius promise "no wind
of blame"(Act IV, Sc.7,66) once Laertes kills Hamlet; perhaps this is
what the uncle has sought all along for himself. Ophelia has a
unique, very powerful form of madness; she seems caught as a "baker's
daughter,"(Act IV, Sc. 5, 42) between memories of her father and ...
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