"Notes on Hamlet"

Up until the latest discussion of Hamlet I pretty much had the same way of thinking.. Hamlet couldn't make up his mind and make a decision. Was Hamlet crazy?? How do we know? I realize now after completing act 3 that what Hamlet was doing took tramendous patience. He is actually very cautious with his actions. My view of him changed from someone who wasn't sure whether to kill himself or not, to a guy who is willing to take time to make sure something is done right. Creating the play within the play to see Claudius's reaction took a lot of effort on Hamlet's part. Also, the main driving force since the beginning was that Hamlet was seeking revenge on Claudius for killing his father and seducing his mother. Seeing his father's dead ghost wasn't enough for Hamlet, he wanted reassurance. Then once he saw his uncle's reaction to the play he still didn't kill him when he had the chance because Claudius was praying and asking for forgiveness which means he would go to heaven and that is not sufficient revenge. If anything, I have realized that Hamlet has a lot of restraint and knows what he wants. He isn't willing to settle. In a way Hamlet has created the perfect situation because Claudius knows that Hamlet knows but Hamlet hasn't actually said he knows yet. Claudius is basically stuck so it will be interesting to see if/how he can get out of it.