Sane vs. Insane To be insane or not to be insane; that is the question. In Act IV Scene II, Hamlet appears to go insane after Polonius’s death. There are indications, though, that persuade me to think other wise. Certainly Hamlet has plenty of reasons to be insane at this point. His day has been hectic; he was finally determined that Claudius had killed his father, the chance to kill Claudius confronted him, he …showed first 75 words of 483 total…

…showed last 75 words of 483 total…hectic 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. 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 was not insane.