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Discusses Hamlet's moral dilemma in his quest to revenge his father.

Unlike the common belief that Hamlet pretends insanity to further his plots of revenge, Paul Jorgenson's article is directed at showing how Hamlet has gropped "his way from an initial torpor and grief, through conscious anger, to a clear-sighted though troubled sanity". Jorgenson asserts that Hamlet develops deep melancholy and that his following actions stem from his attempt to regain his senses. He believes that Hamlet's transformation is an example of successful psychotherapy.