#7: Hamlet tells his friends that he is likely to put on a deliberatively “antic disposition.” Hamlet uses his “antic disposition” deliberatively to hide his feelings of grief and anger in front of people he does not trust. In front of his trusted friends, such as Horatio, Hamlet acts normally and openly expresses his anger and dissent from those around him, especially Claudius. Hamlet ultimately tells his companions about his “antic disposition” so that, amongst the company of others, he may act hysterically as a method to hide his true emotions. Sharing this with his companions is necessary so that they are not lead to believe that Hamlet has lost his sanity. Through Hamlet’s “antic disposition” his emotions remain concealed and any suspicion others may have of him are confined.
#14: When Hamlet says, "why, then, 'tis none to you; for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," he is using his "antic disposition" to partially confuse those around him. Ironically, there is some kind of method to his madness. His statement is used to test Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who he suspects have been sent by the King. Furthermore, Hamlet continues on with his "antic disposion" in the second quotation. He does this to confuse Rosencrantz and Guildenstern just before he reveals that he knows what they are up to. His methodical madness proves to be effective and not just arbitrary outbursts of insignificant expression.
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