her,Popped in between the election and my hopes,Thrown out his angle for my proper life,and with such cozenage,” (5.2.58-67). Unless Hamlet himself knew what honor and dishonor are, he could not have condemned others for being dishonorable. Many people have questioned whether Hamlet was actually insane or merely acting that way during the play. But it is obvious that from the very beginning of the play until the final scene Hamlet displays unmistakable characteristics of sanity, such as the ability to reason and knowledge of the difference between right and wrong. Such evidence proves beyond a doubt that Hamlet was merely acting insane....
