<Tab/>Hamlet during the play he was actually insane or merely acting. This issue is confusing because Hamlet states that he will act insane to exact revenge upon Claudius after he has met his father's supposed ghost. However, there are many times during the play where it seems Hamlet could not possibly be acting. Since Hamlet exhibited both these characteristics throughout the play, it is obvious that he was sane. &…
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…of right and wrong in the last scene. Unless Hamlet himself knew what honor and dishonor are, he could not have condemned others for being dishonorable. But it is obvious that from the very beginning of the play until the final scene Hamlet displays unmistakable characteristics of sanity, such as the ability to reason and knowledge of the difference between right and wrong. Such evidence proves beyond a doubt that Hamlet was merely acting insane.