Is Hamlet really crazy or does he use his insanity as a tool to justify his actions? Accoriding to Samuel Taylor, the answer to this question lies on the equilibrium bewteen he impression of the external world and the interpretations of ones own mind.
In Hamlet's case, Taylor explains, there is an overbalance in his intellectual ide, which makes him a "creature of pure meditation". This also affects his external world impressions since they enter his mind and are instantly modified by his outstanding brain, which impedes him from acting quickly.
The ultimate consequence for his lack of determination is decribed by Taylor:
He mistakes the seeing his chains for the breaking them, delays ction till action is of no use, and dies the victim of mere circumtance and accident"
According to this, Hamlet is not really insane since his intelligence remains untouched and he still conserves his basic human needs (in contrary to Macbeth who becomes crazy and starts losing sleep, hunger, etc...). On the contrary, Hamlet only appears to be crazy to the outside world since his external perception is altered by his inner conflict of thoughts.
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