Hamlet Madness

[julielu]

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[juliekim]

I don't think it was logical for Hamlet's dad to just tell him to kill Claudius like that. I wouldn't be surprised if Hamlet were actually crazy because imagine all the mental shock he had to go through after seeing his dead father and hearing all the secrets behind Claudius's murderous acts. Hamlet's inner dilemma caused him to put off the act of carrying out his revenge plan. Other characters, such as Laertes and Fortinbras, take immediate action against their father's murderers. But Hamlet hesitates and that causes him to drag it until the end of the play.

[jessicak016]

I do not think that it was logical from Hamlet's father to tell his son to avenge his death. If he really
cared about his son, he should have protected him as a ghost from all the danger in the palace and from Claudius, instead of telling him to murder Claudius. However, if I was in Hamlet's situation,
I would give my best in plotting against Claudius and bring him down from the throne.
But after all the ghost might be Hamlet's imagination after all since he started showing signs of madness.

[jinwooprk]

I think sometimes it's best not to know about the truth and I think Hamlet should have not known the truth (whether it was true or not) from the ghost. If the ghost was Hamlet's dead father, if he was wise enough to know what would happen if a teenage son knew about his father's death, he would have hide the truth from Hamlet and rather conseal it so that Hamlet could live a happier life. Without the ghost, Hamlet wouldn't have killed so many people nor wouldn't have soaked into such a deep sorrow or grief towards humanity.

[sojounggg]

i think the ghost was not a real father of hamlet.
the fact could be true that king cluaudius killed hamlet's father but the ghost could be
just an evil.

[joannekim]

I agree that it is not logical of Hamlet's father to tell his son to take revenge on Claudius. Most parents would not want their children to devote their time on killing their enemy; they would want them to overcome the misery and move on to be happier. However, even if I want to take revenge that bad, I would not feign madness as Hamlet did. It is smart but too tiring. I would gather enough proof that Claudius killed my father and tell everyone the truth. Then Queen would leave him, and other people would not Claudius keep the throne. I would be content with my father's enemy losing everything.

[davidh]

Well.. taking every situation emotionally won't solve the problem. The thing that people have to consider is the consequences of the action. It involves the relationship with the opponent, the damage of the certain action like crime or the material if necessary.

[delmanykkfs]

I think that's the way Hamlet is suppost to react he has to be mad and show no mercy to think if he wants to revenge the king. After all,his father died and queen died she married Uncle I think if was on Hamlet situation I'd react just like he did .

[jinseong]

Well. It might be right that hamlet's father should not have told Hamlet to take a revenge on him, and just let Hamlet live without any pain and suffer. However, to think I am his son, I would definetly tried to take revenge on the person who murdered my dad.

[junaen0416]

I don't think it was a logical sense to pass the words down to your son about how you were murdered and just kill the person who did it. But Hamlet made it to sense when he went through all sorts of thinking and making the decisions all throughout the play.

[tha0ism]

Like what everyone else said, I also think that Hamlet's dad shouldn't have told Hamlet to get revenge for him. If Hamlet's dad truly cared for Hamlet, he wouldn't have tried tell Hamlet to do something that would ruin his life. I understand what The king hamlet might want to take a revenge on Claudius. However, he wouldnt be telling his own son to go and kill someone for his own good.