Reflective Essay On Hamlet

I come from a small town known as Miami. Maybe you have heard of it? It is pretty infamous for its severe snow storms. Not until I moved away from Miami could I actually appreciate it for its I-feel-like-I-am-dying-of-hyperthermia climate and its beautiful beaches. That being said, I love seasons. I have always wanted to see the colors change on the leaves, the snow twinkle down, and the flowers bloom. During the fall semester, I could not believe that leaves could be another color than green or brown. When I saw ice for the first time on the grass, someone could have easily convinced me that it was just misplaced sugar.
I plan on double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, because I thoroughly enjoy knowing how and why things work. I also enjoy reason, reasoning, and having a reason behind an action, and that is what science is! I believe everything you do should be meaningful which goes along nicely with the belief that everything happens …show more content…
Stearns, I played a part in, analyzed, and wrote essays on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Twelfth Night. Hamlet is my favorite Shakespeare play, because I love Shakespearean dramas, and I identify very strongly with Hamlet’s character. I too sometimes contemplate “to be, or not to be that is the question: whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them” (3.1.57-61). A quote that I have memorized. I also try to take his revelation to heart: “Rightly to be great is not to stir without great argument, but greatly to find quarrel in a straw when honor’s at the stake” (4.4.53-56). When I read Shakespeare, I find it easy to identify with the characters and their traits. I think everyone has fallen victim to similar temptations or sins as the characters, and everyone can learn a thing or two about life from reading his