Hamlet and Issue of Insanity

In William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, one of the most important issues is Hamlet’s sanity, in which many question his thoughts and actions. In the beginning, Hamlet and Ophelia are sane, but as the play progresses, Shakespeare slowly shows how their minds deteriorate and how Hamlet goes crazy. An example of Hamlet’s insanity is when he tells Ophelia to “Get thee (to) a nunnery” in Scene i of Act III. He is being …showed first 75 words of 569 total…

…showed last 75 words of 569 total…to peer pressure and make unwise decisions that will affect his future. The parents of the child, as a result, may go insane as well because they don’t know how to handle their child. From the stress that comes from daily life, people go insane because they cannot deal with the pressures and sometimes cause others to go insane as well. Insanity will always remain in our society due to the situations we encounter.