Hamlet Essay

The Method Behind The Madness

At the time when Polonius says “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t,” it is the first time that Polonius thinks that Hamlet might not be just crazy. He is also talking to Hamlet at the time but doesn’t say this to him. Polonius still believes Hamlet to be mad but now at this time he is also considering the possibility that he might also be plotting. This is also when the audience if not have figured it out already figures it out now the same thing that Polonius does, which is that Hamlet may be mad but he might just be presenting himself as such.

            This helps me understand more clearly that Hamlet is a very bright person who is not only more cunning than Polonius but can be argued to be the smartest one in the play. The quote helps the reader understand the gravity of the situation a little bit more because he is mad, at least a little. It would be weird if a teenage boy whos father just died and mom remarried his uncle who is trying to get rid of him because he sees him as a threat didn’t make him a little crazy. On top of all that he gets visited by his fathers ghost telling him to avenge his death. This just further proves how great of a character Hamlet is to use all of this to further motivate him to get done what he has to instead of sitting down and giving up.