Would Hamlet Make A Good King Analysis

In the play Hamlet many people have different opinions on the main character Hamlet. Whether he is a good guy or bad guy, whether he is sane or insane, or whether he is brave or actually weak. These are all many questions that are asked when talking about Hamlet. A major topic people discuss and ask is “Would Hamlet make a good or bad king?” There are many reasons as to why Hamlet would not make a good king. In the play Hamlet has many people convinced that he is going crazy, but is he actually? In Act one Scene five, he admits his fake insanity to Horatio by saying, “Here, as before, never, so help you mercy, How strange or odd so e’er I bear myself - As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on -” (1.5.188-191)
By admitting he is faking being crazy, it shows that he is actually slightly crazy. Anyone that pretends to be crazy is not fit to be king. He continues to fake this craziness to convince his uncle/step father, mother, Polonius, …show more content…
People say that Hamlet would make a good king because of many of his qualities and his personality. They say he would make a good king because he values loyalty and is faithful to whomever he is close too. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern many not have been loyal or faithful, but they were honest. When Hamlet confronted them about going behind his back and helping the king, they never denied that they were. Hamlet could have easily told them if they did not stop they would end up just like Claudius is going too. People also say that Hamlet is an opportunist. They say that he waits for the perfect time to kill Claudius, which is why he waits fully until the end to kill him. This statement is also false, for the simple fact he tried and/or wanted to kill Claudius sooner. Hamlet wanted to kill him right after they ended the play. Hamlet realized that Claudius was praying and he