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Hamlet Character Synopsis By: Manda Freier In this Character description of Hamlet, I describe Hamlet as smart witty and determined. Near the beginning of the play after Polonius's death Hamlet appears to be insane. There are indications that persuade me to think otherwise. Certainly, Hamlet has plenty of reasons to be insane at this point, his day has been hectic; he finally determined Claudius had killed his father when the ghost of his father came …

…and random up until the time of (and after) the duel. Hamlet, though, was not--he even reasoned what death for him was, finishing his question of whether life was worth living for. Hamlet can truly be seen to be sane, and not. The facts that Hamlet was smart and swift thinking, and in such a reversal of emotions (from after Polonius died) in the end, leads strongly to the opinion that Hamlet were not insane.