Hamlet,_Sanity_Vs._Insanity

Hamlet, Sanity Vs. Insanity In the play Hamlet, sanity is a major theme that is used to reveal the truth about who people really are. As defined by the dictionary, sanity is “the quality or statement of being mentally sound and healthy.” Hamlet is a prince in Denmark. He is raised to be noble and groomed to be the future king. Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet, enlists the help of his advisor Polonius to assist him in ruling. Polonius’ daughter Ophelia is of noble status because of her father’s position. Hamlet and Ophelia are the primary characters in the story for which sanity is an issue. In the story, Hamlet is sane, but his behavior leads others to believe that he is insane, or crazy. Ophelia on the other hand, could definitely be considered insane, as her behavior dramatically changes throughout the story. The desperation of her behavior due to her love of Hamlet causes her to go crazy when she is not able to handle Hamlet’s actions that lead her on to believe he is also interested in her. In the second act of the story, Ophelia walks into her room to find Hamlet sitting hamlet, ophelia, claudius, polonius, insane, hamlet’s, gertrude, behavior, act, about, story, sanity, insanity, crazy, scene, out, others, king, believe, because, wanted, saw, play, mother, lines, kill, help, death, castle, yelled, throughout, thinking, tells, talk, suicide