Hamlet. Madness of the prince of revenge In the story Hamlet written by William Shakespeare there is a son of a king that is involved in a complex plot of murder and deceit. The sons name is hamlet. Hamlet thought the play becomes progressively worse in his state of mind. He begins to change from the beginning to the end of the play. These changes are brought on by many different incidents and prove to …showed first 75 words of 1577 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1577 total…unable to successfully conceal his guilt, thus Hamlet had the proof he needed to confront him. Yet, the irony of the play Hamlet, lies within the main character. If Hamlet had acted as the ghost of his father had initially instructed, no one except Claudius would have died. Therefore, Hamlet merely verged on the brink of madness and this was due to having to do his quest for the truth, which lies within us all.