In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the author dives into a tragedy with several characters who undergo drastic changes. This tragedy was written in the early 1600s, about the early kingdom of Denmark. The core of the play is that Prince Hamlet is seeking revenge against his father who was killed by Hamlet's uncle Claudius. With a mix of sudden death and family affairs, the young prince goes through a tremendous amount of change in a short period, which causes high levels of stress. The main character, Prince Hamlet, is a character stuck between the realms of sanity and madness. This constant imbalance also makes him have suicidal thoughts, as well as procrastinating on important things. Hamlet's madness is an extremely strange and clever tool that the prince uses to confuse those around him, so that he can complete his plan to kill King Claudius. When madness is reasonable for Hamlet's goals, he takes on an "antiquated disposition" (Iv173). On the other hand, when sanity is needed, Hamlet returns to being logical. Hamlet explains that he is "mad to the north-north-west" (II.ii.376), which means that at times he is mad and at others he is quite normal. Therefore, Hamlet uses this strategy to complete his plan, but, ironically, slows down the process. To begin, Hamlet enters the realm of madness to achieve his short-term goals. Hamlet uses his madness as a tool, turning madness into a form of wit, with intelligent choices of words and actions. Furthermore, Hamlet only acts madly towards his enemies or their allies. For example, Hamlet attacks Ophelia, who is with Claudius, with the words: "you are honest" (III.i.104), "you are just" (III.i.106). Hamlet “talks daggers” (III.ii.387) to Gertrude, because she is the only thing he knows...... half of the card ...... things he gained from the act, “The my crown, my ambition and my queen” (III.iii. ) Hamlet then justifies not killing Claudius because he does not want to kill him after repenting because he would have gone to heaven. This once again shows how religion plays an important role in the work. Once again, Hamlet justifies his hesitations in taking Claudius' life at the beginning of the play because he is uncertain about the reliability of the ghosts' claims of murder. However, Hamlet explains to the ghost that swift revenge is coming: "Let me know that I, with swift wings / Like meditation or thoughts of love / Shall sweep away my vengeance." (I. v. 30-32) It is very likely that these words were spoken out of shock and disbelief that the ghost confirmed Hamlet's suspicion of murder. Yet, even after these words Hamlet does not act, stating that they need further proof before they act.