One of the most popular characters in Shakespearean literature, Hamlet faces difficult situations within the castle where he lives. The fatal death of his father and the desire for revenge lead Hamlet to make unreasonable decisions. In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Hamlet's sanity declines as the story progresses, affecting the people around him as well as the timing and outcome of his revenge against Claudius. There are many events that caused Hamlet to completely lose his sanity. Hamlet acts very melancholy over both his father's death and his mother's hasty marriage to Claudius. Hamlet is very troubled by all the tragedies that have happened in his family. Hamlet says that he wants to "resolve himself into a dew, / Or that during a fight between Hamlet and Ophelia, Hamlet denounces her by saying that he never loved her and that she should enter a convent isolated from society. Next, Ophelia says, "That matchless form and characteristic of blossomed youth / Destroyed by ecstasy, oh, woe is me / I have seen what I have seen, look what I see!" (Shakespeare 3.1 162-164). Ophelia is shocked that Hamlet can suddenly change his personality. Before Hamlet was joyful, noble and full of youth. She believes that now he has been ruined by madness, and it breaks her heart to see both sides of Hamlet, especially since they were supposed to be in love with each other. According to Mack, “He now sees everywhere, but above all in his own nature, the general stain, drawing his meaning from life, his integrity from woman, his strength from will, transforming reason into madness” (Mack 11). Hamlet has become enraged at Ophelia, damaging her integrity, and is not rational, particularly due to his increasing instability and madness. In another scene, Hamlet stabs Polonius through a curtain. After killing Polonius, Hamlet refuses to reveal his location. Hamlet says: “Not where he eats, but where he is eaten. There is also some summoning of political worms against him. Thy worm is thy only emperor for diet” (Shakespeare 4.3 19-21). Hamlet says that Polonius beats eaten by worms, and that they are getting fat by eating his. Situations in which Hamlet acts unexpectedly were not relevant to his task, such as the murder of Polonius. During the rehearsal of the play, Hamlet is shocked by the emotion poured out by the actor on Hecuba, who doesn't even exist. Hamlet, whose father was murdered, does not have the same passion as the actor. Hamlet criticizes himself, saying, “A dull and muddy-tempered rascal, peak / Like John-a-dreams, not pregnant with my cause, / And can say nothing” (Shakespeare 2.2 578-580). Hamlet calls himself a coward for doing nothing to avenge his father, but rather for staying depressed and crying all day. According to Bradley, “Hamlet was restrained by conscience or a mural scruple; he could not convince himself that it was right to avenge his father” (Bradley 4). Hamlet is aware of his constant delays, but he still cannot prepare to kill Claudius due to the excuses he continually makes. After criticizing himself, Hamlet develops a plan that only prolongs his chances of killing Claudius. Hamlet says, “The play is the thing / Wherein I will capture the King's conscience” (Shakespeare 2.2 616-617). Hamlet creates a play that re-enacts a specific scene, which resembles Claudius killing his father. Hamlet wants to see Claudius' reaction to the scene and confirm his guilty reaction. According to Eliot, “Delay in revenge is not explained by motives of necessity or opportunity;