It was unusual for someone of such high rank to show skilled performers how they should perform a play. It was also strange that Hamlet had requested such an unusual theatrical topic (3.2.1-273). This action, although seemingly crazy from afar, was truly ingenious. It allowed Hamlet to see whether or not his uncle was truly guilty of killing his father, which is what Hamlet wanted since he did not wish to act and be punished without knowing whether or not his uncle was truly the one who ended Hamlet's life. his father so violently. suddenly. For him this was a way to find peace of mind. Someone who was mentally unstable wouldn't think so rationally. Someone like that would threaten his uncle's life to see if that person was guilty, adding to Hamlet's complex ways