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Among other things, we have been discussing Hamlet’s state of mind—whether he be "put[ting] an antic disposition on" (I.v) or be truly mad.
We will continue with this discussion on Wednesday (I will be out 3rd hour tomorrow). For now, read over Hamlet’s soliloquy from the end of Act II. The full text is here. To find the passage, search (hit "ctrl+F) for "Hecuba" and go to the second instance.
September 22, 2008 at 4:23 pm
As far as I see Hamlet has given no evidence of madness that can’t be explained with him faking it, but several items that support a ruse.
He sinks back to sanity in his solidarity, speaks in plane nonsense(something real mad people do not relay do, the insane only thinking with improper logic), and all this came on with no mental trama, madness does not just happen.
September 22, 2008 at 4:28 pm
You certainly have a solid stance from which to build your paper, but as for no mental trauma, I think you might re-read Act I. Do none of the events described seem traumatic? Or not “traumatic enough”?
September 24, 2008 at 11:21 am
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September 29, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Stallings, what is your email address?
October 6, 2008 at 1:09 pm
So I'm at home sick with strep(lame…) and I'm watching the disney channel because I'm just rad enough to do so(and there wasn't anything else on >.<). So this movie comes on called Twitches, and it's a mix between Hamlet and Harry Potter. The Uncle kills the twins dad and marries the mom and is trying to kill the two girls, and the twin girls have magical power and are trying to defeate the evil king. They were also taken away from their mother at birth and didn't know they had a twin sister, until…blah blah blah.
Yeah just thought I would share my pretty lame comparison.
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