What is one word you would use to describe hamlet's state of mind thus far? state which character would support your implication.

hamlet: lady, shall i lie in your lap?

ophelia: no, my lord.

hamlet: i mean, my head upon your lap?

ophelia: ay, my lord.

hamlet: do you think i meant country matters?

ophelia: i think nothing, my lord.

hamlet: that's a fair thought to lie between maids' legs. (iii.ii.111-20)

some argue that this scene supports the theory that hamlet is truly mad; that, unable to control his own thoughts and feelings, he hates ophelia one moment and longs to engage in sexual intimacy with her the next. but hamlet is not expressing his desire for ophelia; he is not lost in the fog of his own madness. although he does not, this time, lash out at her with overt cruelty, he is nevertheless once again heartlessly mistreating her with demeaning and disrespectful behavior. and hamlet obviously is using ophelia to further his facade of insanity -- his actions are clearly for the benefit of old polonius, who already believes that hamlet has gone mad for want of ophelia's love.