A person’s state of mind is perhaps the most distinctive trait. A individual can experience, an event in their life negatively and refer back to it as a way of motivation. Hardships in life, normally occur in pairs. The ability to conquer these bumps, takes a lot of strength and the right mentality. Usually, people are too focused on the present and their problems, they ignore the idea of tomorrow being better or different. A individual who is always content and able to adjust quickly, might miss the seriousness of the matter in hand. In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet, feels every hardship that comes his way. For him, the cluster of bad events occurs all at once. He is unable to think correctly and soon becomes overwhelmed. His unreliable
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They think it is easy to lose a person and move on with their life. In reality, this reveals to not be true. A person, might experience numbness, bitterness, and detachment from people. Young Hamlet, happens to be a victim of this ongoing experience that every human must face. He loses his father during a hectic time in his life. After the death of his father everything dramatizes. For instance, Hamlet is at war during the time of his father’s dead. The innocent soul misses his only chance to see his father before the body is buried, “but two months dead! Nay not so much, not two: so excellent a king, that was, to this”(1.1.141-2). Some might say, that Hamlet is not able to cope properly because he missed the funeral. For him, it has not sunk in that he has lost a parent, role model, and a friend. Secondly, the women that gave birth to Hamlet, cared for him and nurtured him, decides to ruin the family. Without, even showing signs of grief, she moves on from one brother to the next, “With mirth in funeral, and with funeral song in marriage, in equal scale weighing delight and sorrow”(1.2.12-13). The people of Denmark are filled with mixed emotions. They have lost a wonderful king, but have gained another one rapidly. Hence, “weighing delight and sorrow”. For Hamlet, this happens to be one of the worst moments in his life. It seems, rather impossible to not have the mind be altered during moments like
They think it is easy to lose a person and move on with their life. In reality, this reveals to not be true. A person, might experience numbness, bitterness, and detachment from people. Young Hamlet, happens to be a victim of this ongoing experience that every human must face. He loses his father during a hectic time in his life. After the death of his father everything dramatizes. For instance, Hamlet is at war during the time of his father’s dead. The innocent soul misses his only chance to see his father before the body is buried, “but two months dead! Nay not so much, not two: so excellent a king, that was, to this”(1.1.141-2). Some might say, that Hamlet is not able to cope properly because he missed the funeral. For him, it has not sunk in that he has lost a parent, role model, and a friend. Secondly, the women that gave birth to Hamlet, cared for him and nurtured him, decides to ruin the family. Without, even showing signs of grief, she moves on from one brother to the next, “With mirth in funeral, and with funeral song in marriage, in equal scale weighing delight and sorrow”(1.2.12-13). The people of Denmark are filled with mixed emotions. They have lost a wonderful king, but have gained another one rapidly. Hence, “weighing delight and sorrow”. For Hamlet, this happens to be one of the worst moments in his life. It seems, rather impossible to not have the mind be altered during moments like