Hamlet is such a unique character, that I have no true opinion about him. I see the whole Hamlet is nuts, and is going insane, but on the other hand I see how smart and intelligent he is. Shakespeare I believe ultimately leaves it up to each individual reader to interpret Hamlet. It's their choice to decide.
One side that I can see being true, is that Hamlet is completely loosing his sanity after finding out about his fathers death and the way he was killed. I believe that most of our class is leaning towards this option as we'll. For instance in Act 2 scene 1 Hamlet forces himself onto Ophelia, but doesn't say anything or follow through with actions. This is the first strange act Hamlet does. why would he do this? Did speaking with his dad's ghost just push him over the edge?
The other side to Hamlets character I believe is, he's doing every action with a soul purpose of fulfilling his final goal which is to kill, his step father king Claudius. I see this because even though everything is done so creepy, and almost like he's insane it all works. For instance, when he re-arranges the play to mimic the life of his mother and stepfather to see if they show guilt. That no one who is going crazy would think of such a extravagant idea.
Hamlet is a extreme character, and I don't believe anyone has the right interpretation of him. The only person who knows what his reasonings are is Shakespeare. That's what makes him such a good writer. I'm excited to keep reading so I can fully make a decision on what type of person I think Hamlet is, but until them I'm still up in the air.
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