Essay On Liammor's Life In Hamlet

Hamlet is said to have descended in status throughout the play, but that is not necessarily true. If one were to compare Hamlet’s life before his father’s death and at the start of the play to his thoughts at the end of the play one will notice a tremendous evolution in his thinking. At the start of the play Hamlet was very glum and depressed. His father had just died and shortly after his mother married his uncle. Liammor describes the reason for Hamlet’s prolonged sadness by saying “Had he had work to do……….Hamlet as we know him. Or rather seek to know him, would never have existed.” I agree with Liammor’s statement. Hamlet spent most of his time in his father’s court and was very carefree, as a result after his father’s death there …show more content…
His evolution is seen through both his actions and words. A good of example of this evolution is Hamlet’s perspective on suicide throughout the play. In the first act Hamlet describes his life by saying, “Tis an unweeded garden That grows to seed. Things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely.” He is clearly suicidal and views his life as a world of darkness without a ray of hope. Hamlet states the only reason he has clung onto his life is due to the restrictions his religion has placed on him. In the third scene Hamlet’s thoughts have evolved. He questions the idea of suicide. He says, “To be or not to be—that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous …show more content…
Hamlet analyzed his situation and thought critically of ways to change it. An example of this is how Hamlet realizes the true motives of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and comes up with a plan to dispose of them. Hamlet had no hesitation in carrying out his plan because he never considered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as his friends. By doing so Hamlet cleverly outsmarted Claudius. These are actions indicating the growth of his thinking. Hamlet’s desire to kill Claudius resulted in an evolution that increased Hamlet 's intellect and transformed him from a depressed naive prince to a prince capable of devising cunning plan in order to accomplish his