The comparison of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ and the world today reveals that teen suicide is caused by feelings of loneliness from family dynamics. Teen suicide has become a growing problem in today’s society. Studies by psychologists have shown that 60% of high school students have considered suicide at some point. When family life is rough, the children often blame themselves for the suffering, although it is not their fault. Sometimes, even when family life is running smoothly, children can become unhappy for other reasons and result to suicide.
Shakespeare wrote a lot about suicide in his works. Some stories had suicide as a heroic act, while others, like ‘Hamlet’, had suicide portrayed as ignoble. Making the decision to kill yourself rather than face what the world has for you seems cowardly, but you never know what people may be going through to decide to make that choice. In one scene, Hamlet …show more content…
When parents give their children too much freedom, “the teen becomes undisciplined, entitled, and feels forgotten about and alone…” (Campbell 1). In the early scenes of ‘Hamlet’, Hamlet shows early signs of depression. He tells Gertrude, “Neither my black clothes, my dear mother, nor my heavy sighs, nor my weeping, nor my downcast eyes, nor any other display of grief can show what I really feel…But I’ve got more real grief inside of me that you could never see on the surface…” (Crowther Act 1 Scene 2 Page 4). After being told this, Gertrude should have stepped up and played the role of a mother who loves her son. Campbell writes, “They may not feel the significance of their existence in the lives of others, especially their parents, to whom they should be nothing less than loved, adored and guided with attention and discipline.” (Campbell 1). Neglected children tend to underestimate themselves as a person and their value in life, making suicide seem like a good option for themselves as well as
Shakespeare wrote a lot about suicide in his works. Some stories had suicide as a heroic act, while others, like ‘Hamlet’, had suicide portrayed as ignoble. Making the decision to kill yourself rather than face what the world has for you seems cowardly, but you never know what people may be going through to decide to make that choice. In one scene, Hamlet …show more content…
When parents give their children too much freedom, “the teen becomes undisciplined, entitled, and feels forgotten about and alone…” (Campbell 1). In the early scenes of ‘Hamlet’, Hamlet shows early signs of depression. He tells Gertrude, “Neither my black clothes, my dear mother, nor my heavy sighs, nor my weeping, nor my downcast eyes, nor any other display of grief can show what I really feel…But I’ve got more real grief inside of me that you could never see on the surface…” (Crowther Act 1 Scene 2 Page 4). After being told this, Gertrude should have stepped up and played the role of a mother who loves her son. Campbell writes, “They may not feel the significance of their existence in the lives of others, especially their parents, to whom they should be nothing less than loved, adored and guided with attention and discipline.” (Campbell 1). Neglected children tend to underestimate themselves as a person and their value in life, making suicide seem like a good option for themselves as well as