Vergil's actions seem to mirror Hamlet's internal thoughts for his own actions. It is interesting though, to see how Hamlet carefully thinks about his actions and consequences. He is able to think them through even though he is supposed to be in a state where he is enraged with madness; temporarily stuck in a frantic state of mind because of the injustice that lies all around him. Even with this, he is still somehow able to rationalize. I pay attention to such things, always keeping in mind the real question that no one can seem to truly answer, "Is Hamlet really crazy?" This action that he takes with hesitating to move forward with his plans, builds great suspence. As a reader, I began to think, if he keeps hesitating to commit smaller actions, that when his rationality is fully gone, he will not be able to hold any more hot water and he will explode with such an action that will put everyone in jeopardy, including himself.
It was smart in a sense to put on a representation of the treachery that was going on in the castle and it seems that the representation of certain characters were dead on, like Gertrude's for instance. Her silence and conformity to what has happened to her late husband was represented according to Hamlet's point of view, but was fairly accurate. It does seem a bit odd that she did not do more to try and give Hamlet an explanation either, as to why she had such a quick recovery and doesn't seem to be in mourning what so ever. Even though Hamlet is mad enough for the both of them, his actions are still understandable.
