I essentially am not in madness' says Hamlet (act 3, scene 4) Name four lines spoken by Hamlet in this act which might make you doubt this?
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An interesting question.
First, I'd go with his line when he kills Polonius:
Ham. [Drawing.] How now! A rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead! Kills POLONIUS [through the arras].
If he really thinks Polonius is a rat, that's crazy.
Related is this line:
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