Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare. The play centers on the title character Prince Hamlet and a few family events that deeply disturbed him. The death of his father King Hamlet, followed by the marriage of his uncle to his mother, seemed to convince him that the world is fundamentally wrong. This internal emotional turmoil defines his character as he contemplates suicide as well as contemplates killing his uncle as a revenge for Claudius killing his father. The soliloquy “To be or not to be” gives the reader the best insight into Hamlets character because it allows the reader to experience Hamlets emotional roller-coaster of grief, guilt, honor and morals.
Hamlet starts by asking himself the question, do I need to exist or …show more content…
“To die: to sleep” (3.1.60). Hamlet takes comfort in the idea of death is nothing more that sleep, but at the same time worries about dreams and nightmares. Hamlet was completely confused about living or dying with his conscious pulling him in both directions. Part of his anger was toward himself because he believed staying alive wasn’t taking action. However, if he killed himself an action would then be taken. The whole proposition is circular and hopeless because he does not have the power of action in life. The dilemma for Hamlet is if he takes action by killing himself he would not be able to avenge his fathers’ death as he promised the Ghost of his father, King …show more content…
Fear of death makes us all cowards, it is the unknown part that we all seem to be afraid of. Here, Hamlet is still contemplating whether to kill Claudius. Hamlet speculates that Claudius may not be guilty of killing his father, and Hamlet fears he will then go to hell. It is that uncertainty of the afterlife that will change his mind about the revenge. Hamlet is convinced that the reason people would choose to live with pain and suffering is the uncertainty of not knowing what is on the other side.
Shakespeare is a compelling tragedy, about the betrayal and demise of a royal family. The soliloquy “To be or not to be: that is the question” (3.1.56-88) allows the reader to intimately know hamlet through the struggle with his conscience. The soliloquy reveals Hamlet as a person while he anguishes over right vs wrong and the known vs the
Hamlet starts by asking himself the question, do I need to exist or …show more content…
“To die: to sleep” (3.1.60). Hamlet takes comfort in the idea of death is nothing more that sleep, but at the same time worries about dreams and nightmares. Hamlet was completely confused about living or dying with his conscious pulling him in both directions. Part of his anger was toward himself because he believed staying alive wasn’t taking action. However, if he killed himself an action would then be taken. The whole proposition is circular and hopeless because he does not have the power of action in life. The dilemma for Hamlet is if he takes action by killing himself he would not be able to avenge his fathers’ death as he promised the Ghost of his father, King …show more content…
Fear of death makes us all cowards, it is the unknown part that we all seem to be afraid of. Here, Hamlet is still contemplating whether to kill Claudius. Hamlet speculates that Claudius may not be guilty of killing his father, and Hamlet fears he will then go to hell. It is that uncertainty of the afterlife that will change his mind about the revenge. Hamlet is convinced that the reason people would choose to live with pain and suffering is the uncertainty of not knowing what is on the other side.
Shakespeare is a compelling tragedy, about the betrayal and demise of a royal family. The soliloquy “To be or not to be: that is the question” (3.1.56-88) allows the reader to intimately know hamlet through the struggle with his conscience. The soliloquy reveals Hamlet as a person while he anguishes over right vs wrong and the known vs the