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Debate #2
On December 11th at Rockland district High School a debate took place between to two teams to argue if Hamlet is unstable thus not held responsible for his actions. The debate was roughly one hour starting at approximately 8:30 am. The affirmative team consisted of Mary Collins, Ilayda Williamson and Michaela Blaser and the opposing team consisted of Kelsey Campbell, Melissa Watson and Jessica Barton. The judges were Nick Leblond, Yanick Lee and Jennifer Ross.

The debate kicked off with an introduction argument for the affirmative with detailed information on what it really means to be insane or mentally unstable and all the characteristics that are expressed by someone with those issues. Hamlet according to their analysis Hamlet exhibited a variety of those characteristics. The opposing team countered with the argument that hamlet is only showing signs of grieving for his deceased father. They argued that hamlet was not insane more confused and only required time as a cure.
Throughout the debate, the affirmative side was using more medical evidence to attempt to prove that hamlet was clinically insane, where the opposing side was using their knowledge of Hamlet and the story to counter their arguments. The free for all portion of the debate was where lots of yelling took place but it was short lived. The crowd out of boredom decided it would be best to entertain themselves by doing ‘the wave’.
The debate concluded with the affirmative using their last resort, Shakespearean insults. This was less than effective resulting the end of the debate.