Madness

Question 1

Wolfgang H Clemen, on the Antic Disposition

Answer 1

“ Under the protection of the mask of ‘Antic disposition’ Hamlet says more shrewd things than all the rest of the courtiers together. “

Question 2

Harry Levin, on Madness

Answer 2

“ Madness, as the abandonment of reason, is a constant danger throughout the play“

Question 3

Henry Levin, on Hamlet’s Crafty Madness

Answer 3

“his medium for dialogue is his own kind of ‘antic’ prose. The exceptions to this rule are consistent: the soliloquies and his confidential interviews with Horatio and the Queen. “

Question 4

Harry Levin, on the Purpose of Hamlet’s Madness

Answer 4

“ Hamlet stands in need of a new persona…to speak his mind with impunity. “