Act 3- A play to remember

The curtains open, the actors reveal themselves and so would the truth. I sit there, attentively watching not only the play, but the reaction of the audience as well. The "dumbshow" play is telling the story of a king and queen displaying their love for each other in bed. When the queen leaves, a mysterious man appears in the king's room, murdering him in his sleep by pouring poison down his ear. Then, unexpectedly, it is revealed that the murderer is the king's nephew and queen falls for his seducing ways. It was at that moment that we heard a roar, a gasp in disbelief and the truth coming out of Claudius's voice. See, my dear friend Hamlet schemed to create this play to only achieve such a moment. Hamlet had to find a way to prove that the ghost was right about Claudius murdering his father. His philosophical ways brought him a long way, uncovering secrets through a guilty conscious. By reenacting Claudius's actions, it would only be a reminder of his betrayal to the king and his very own brother. Shortly before the play started,I had a chat with Hamlet myself and he specifically told me to keep an eye on Claudius. I must say he was rather rational and very calm as he spoke, pointing out that he did lack of it. However within the entrance of the king and queen came Hamlet's wild behaviour , identifying him as a crazy man. Yes, i was well aware of his plan to appear as a mad man in order to not raise suspicion of the investigation on Claudius. However, I wonder if Hamlet is truly putting on an act. After all the tragic events he encountered, first the death of his father and then his mother's marriage to his uncle, can one only appear CRAZY? How far can a mask go, before it is engraved in the soul and takes the identity of the human? It is something i debate over and over again, is Hamlet simply a crazy, mad man?