I do not believe that Hamlet was crazy. But I do believe he had every right to be. I think he was simply doing what he felt he needed to in order to avenge his fathers death. Yes he portrayed himself as crazy but infact he was far from. In my opinion, he had feelings inside and might have suffered from depression considering all that he was dealing with.
It starts with his uncle Claudius who kills the King (Hamlet's father). Claudius then takes the throne, as well as, the Queen ( Hamlet's mother). Later the Queen dies from drinking the poison set for Hamlet.
Wait a minute.... maybe he was crazy because I personally might have gone insane to say the least.
I like that you begin by discussing your personal reaction to the play, and I'd really love it if you also pointed out specific lines or speeches that indicate whether or not Hamlet was crazy. My biggest criticism is that the following sentence is unclear; it is actually a sentence fragment that lacks a prediacate: "His uncle Claudius, killing the King (Hamlet's father) and taking the thrown (THRONE?)as well as the Queen (Hamlet's mother), then the Queen dying from drinking the poison set for Hamlet." If these are the reasons Hamlet is going crazy, make sure to indicate such in the sentence's predicate.
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