Hamlet is not crazy because his actions, his intelligence, and his words ultimately prove his sanity. In order to prove by actions that Hamlet is sane, one must look at his mannerisms, his overall state of mind, and his body language. Throughout Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, there are numerous examples of where Hamlet’s mannerisms, although seemingly insane, actually prove his sanity. An example is when in act one scene two, Hamlet is genuinely forlorn and in grief over his father’s death (I.ii.79-89). This shows that Hamlet is truly in sorrow the whole endurance of the play.
Caesar was mighty, bold, royal, and loving. Say I love Brutus, and I honor him. Say I feared Caesar, honored him, and loved him. If Brutus will vouchsafe that Antony May safely come to him and be resolved How Caesar hath deserved to lie in death, Mark Antony shall not love Caesar dead So well as Brutus living, but will follow The fortunes and affairs of noble Brutus Thorough the hazards of this untrod state With all true faith. So says my master Antony.Meaning: The servant was ordered to kneel low by his master, Mark Antony.
Strategically, this gives him incredible power over the direction of the story by being indisputably credible and also the rock that Hamlet clings to in the storm of his mind. Horatio enjoys the absolute trust of those who know him. He is the one the guards bring to witness with them the ghost’s appearance, Hamlet seeks for council regarding Claudius, and even Claudius asks to look after Hamlet. These relationships put him in a position to manipulate the other characters to his will, but he doesn’t. The real purpose for his strategic power is as a transmitter of unbiased information.
When Tybalt sees Romeo, he says to the servant, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague, Fetch me my rapier boy” (page 41). Lord Capulet stops Tybalt, preventing anyone from getting injured and keeping the Capulet’s ball in order. Tybalt is quick to fight Mercutio, which gets both of them killed. Although Tybalt is hot-headed, the nurse describes him as a very nice person when she says, “O Tybalt, Tybalt the best friend I had! O courteous Tybalt, honest gentleman” (page 105).
But his final act in the novella reveals that he has a clear sense of right and wrong – and that he truly loves Lennie. Unfortunately, that love requires the execution-style murder of his friend. George’s murder of Lennie is in some ways a renunciation of George’s own happiness. We know from George’s own admission that Lennie gives him hope. With the dream farm, but even just within their friendship, Lennie gives George a place to belong and a reason to belong there.
In the play Romeo and Juliet one the first major characters you meet is Benvolio and you learn very quickly that he is compassionate and pacifistic. A trait that Benvolio shows frequently is compassion. After he is finished talking with Montague, Benvolio tries to find out why Romeo is depressed. When Romeo mentions that Rosaline doesn’t love him and that he won’t be able to forget her Benvolio says “I’ll pay that doctrine or else die in debt.” (I, i, 235) This proves that Benvolio is compassionate because he wants Romeo to be happy again and will ‘die in debt’ if he can’t teach Romeo how to forget Rosaline. Benvolio also shows that he is pacifistic.
Before we meet Prince Hamlet, Horatio makes us believe that he is a very courageous and brave man. “Unto young Hamlet; for upon my life, this spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him”. However, when we meet him he’s depressed and is still mourning the death of his father. “Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off, and let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark” When Prince Hamlet meets the Ghost we find out he wants revenge against Claudius. Prince Hamlet seems keen to avenge his father’s death, but throughout the narrative we see Hamlet hesitate to kill Claudius, he may be finding it hard as Claudius is the King and also a relative.
Concurrently, Hamlet feels a sense of shame because for a man, who has a million reasons to do something, is doing nothing about the fact that his beloved father has been killed, and his mother dishonored. It is in this very moment that Hamlet's mind completely changes and he is ready for action. One must look at a number of factors in order to draw a conclusion about what is good and what is considered evil. Hamlet is a Prince who is motivated by good reasons. It is his love for others, his loyalty and respect that shows the audience that Hamlet is capable of performing
Tied in with the jealousy he feels towards Cassio is the racial hatred towards Othello. The main antagonist appears very respectful and every grateful, “loyal” servant in his commanders presence but very quickly switches tune as soon as Othello is gone from the stage, showing s his “true” feelings towards the moor. Early on in the play he explains this mask to Roderigo, a man who seeks advice from Iago. “Others there are / [w]ho, trimm’d in forms and visages of duty, / keep yet their heart attending on themselves, [a]nd throwing but shows of service on their lords. / Do well
Everyman is distressed from the instruction from Death to embark on a journey to make a reckoning with God and reasons that the journey will be more bearable if he is accompanied by a friend. The first thing Everyman thinks of to accompany him is Fellowship. Everyman states, “We have in the world so many a day be on good friends in sport and play... certainly; I trust that he will bear me company.” In his mind, Everyman reasons that Fellowship will truly come to his aid since they have had many good days as friends in sport and in play. This is a major error Everyman has made in developing true friends. Everyman makes the common mistake in assuming that a true friend is one in which he has had many good days in sport and play.