William Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet, is the story of the Prince of Denmark's fight for revenge against his murderous uncle, who is now the new king of Denmark. Hamlet is blinded by revenge and has even been considered mad. Hamlet's descent into madness is the result of many different and tragic reasons. Throughout the play, Hamlet appears to be a loner, lacking true companionship. Almost everyone seems to be against him throughout the show. They distrust Hamlet, as he does them. He completely trusts no one, which will ultimately lead to his downfall. In fact, Hamlet has a tragic flaw that could lead to disaster. Hamlet has a tendency to overthink everything he does. With every thought and process he goes through he must have a reason to do it the way he does it, and if they are not done the way he prefers, he will not attempt the task. Hamlet is described as intelligent. This is demonstrated through Hamlet's use of his obviously superior mind and knowledge to deceive almost everyone in the kingdom. He is clearly more intelligent than any other character in the play and, to us, the most human. His intelligence, however, gets him into trouble. He must always prove for himself everything he is told. He can't take anyone's word for granted. Hamlet is bound to seem more psychotic and delusional as the reader gets deeper into the play. Shakespeare meant this. Without sounding crazy, Hamlet would not have the opportunity to avenge his father's death. Hamlet's pseudo madness is the true means of his revenge. Hamlet appears to be a loner throughout the play. The first time this is seen is through Hamlet's distrust and even disgust towards his uncle and mother's marriage... the center of the card... the main theme of the play, and plays an important role throughout Hamlet. It seems like no one really trusts each other. Hamlet has little faith in anyone, which may make it easier to carry out his revenge. He doesn't really trust anyone and no one really trusts him, so there's nothing to lose. This is seen in life with friends. If you know or trust someone, do your best not to hurt their feelings. If you don't know her, hurting her feelings isn't as important since you don't have a strong bond with that person. Hamlet uses these advantages he has to create a mad character, who is believable, to get his revenge. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Literature "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark": an introduction to reading and writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts. 9th edition. New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. Print