Do you think that Hamlet has created his own insanity, or has he lost his sense of reality completely?
Honestly, I believe Hamlet is not insane. He is only having a human reaction to the tragedy that has occurred in his family. If one's uncle were to kill one's father and marry one's mother within a month of the father's death, there is bound to be some sort of explosive response. This is what is occurring with Hamlet. His emotions have taken ahold of him, but has he not been requested to take revenge from the Ghost of his father? Hamlet grows frustrated at his progress of fulfilling King Hamlet's request. The ghost even reappears to remind Hamlet of his duty. With that in mind, the death of Polonius cannot be pinned upon Hamlet. He was acting out of anger, out of emotions, a blind rage. If anyone were to be blamed, it should be Claudius for his immoral deeds. He has fueled Hamlet's response, and created Hamlet's insanity.
Side note: Hamlet is growing similar to Edmond Dantes from Count of Monte Cristo. Dantes almost seemed mentally deranged with his persecution of those who mistreated his father and ruined his life, yet in the end, it can be understood how Dantes must have felt. Hamlet should be treated the same.
