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Consider Act III Scene i of Hamlet. What does this scene reveal to an audience about Hamlet & his state of mind?
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HAMLET ENGLISH COURSEWORK Consider Act III Scene i of Hamlet. What does this scene reveal to an audience about Hamlet & his state of mind? Throughout Act III Scene i, Hamlet's appearance to the audience is one of carefully crafted madness, not completely artificial, but manufactured for the purpose of members of his family and the court. He uses this madness tactfully, and to his advantage. By acting as if mad, he can pursue explicit issues under the disguise of madness. For example, whilst talking to Ophelia he can criticise her father and his uncle, while she is under the impression that he does not know what he is saying. It acts as an alibi if something is taken in the wrong way, but everything that he says is careful, as to avoid pitfalls, and all of his statements are witty, and poised. His madness has a purpose, and is focused, so it...
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