Is he crazy or is he not? That, is the question.

Because I love David Tennant: (Any Doctor fans out there?)

In the opening act Hamlet warned us that he would begin to act crazy- for, who would view a crazy man as a threat to their crown?- but it has become my belief that he is also quite actually, cracking up. His rude - and downright crude- behavior towards Ophelia is what finally convinced me so. In what way does it further his plans to push her away? Would it not be beneficial to let his uncle and others believe his madness is due to love and has nothing to do with his Fathers death? It would be complete distraction and would make his story more believe after he enacts his revenge -and reveals the truth to everyone- if he could prove it was not an act of distraught madness. Perhaps he really no longer cares for Ophelia, but then why, when he first learned of the truth from the ghost, did he run to Ophelia and simply sigh into her arms? His logic and actions are inconsistent- like that of a true mad man. He has full grounds to be mad also. He lost his Father, has met a ghost, has to kill the king of his kingdom and be betrayed by his family, then re-earn his kingdom's trust to rule it once they are again without a ruler and prove he is not mad, all the while not being able to trust hardly anyone and find a way to execute his plan AND lose the girl he may care for but can never be with anyway. In the end, I believe the stress got the best of Hamlet.