Hamlet: Human Nature It is human nature to adjust your conduct towards other people whether to a positive or negative impression of yourself. This conduct is especially adjusted towards people who act against you however; it can also work the other way around. A person who is well liked and trustworthy is less likely to be the target of a bad motive. In The Tragedy of Hamlet this idea is demonstrated through Hamlet’s temporary insanity when he stated: I am but mad north-north. When the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a hand-saw. (2.2.377-378) He was surrounded by people whom he thought could be trusted but when the