Hamlet And Ophelais madnesses

Hamlet’s feigned madness compares to Ophelia’s genuine madness in many ways. Two ways in which they are similar is that both were caused by the death of a loved one. Hamlet’s was caused by the news that his father’s brother Claudius murdered his father. Ophelia’s madness was caused by the murder of her father, Polonius. Another way in which both insanities were similar, was that they both caused many people …showed first 75 words of 461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 461 total…on the person responsible for the destruction of his family. Ophelia’s and Hamlet’s madness caused many people to fret about their well being. In conclusion, we see that Hamlet’s feigned madness and Ophelia’s genuine madness are both very similar. Both of their madnesses are caused by the deaths of their fathers. Another way in which the madness's are similar, is that they both cause people to worry about their well being.