Is Hamlet truly mad?

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Selected thesis

Hamlet is truly mad.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    Hamlet is obsessed with death.

  • Pro claim 2

    Hamlet's behavior is erratic.

  • Con claim 1

    Hamlet states that his goal is to feign madness.

  • Con claim 2

    Hamlet seems sharp-witted and coherent in his soliloquies and private conversations.