Polonius then proceeds to wrongly conclude that this behavior is the result of Hamlet's lovesickness for Ophelia as he says, "This is the true ecstasy of love, the whose violent property forgives itself, and leads the will to desperate undertakings”. (II, i, 102-04) Knowing that Ophelia will tell Polonius what she had just witnessed, and knowing that Polonius will tell Claudius what Ophelia had told him. just said, he has them exactly where he wants them. Hamlet, in essence, created his own shadows for the other characters and the “Truth would literally be nothing but the shadows of the images”. he can argue that Hamlet no longer feigns madness and has already crossed over to the side of madness. For example, during the meeting with his mother in her bedroom, he begins to shout at her, scaring her into believing that her son is about to kill her ( III, iv, 22). In that same scene he stabs and kills Polonius without the slightest hesitation (III, iv, 24-26), and then essentially taunts Claudius and plays with him when he is asked where he took the body. However, it can also be concluded that its erratic behavior emerges only in the presence of these specific characters. When in the presence of other characters, particularly Horatio, he is sane, calm, rational, and in complete control of his behavior. His exchanges with Horace do not come from a madman, but rather