“Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. for all ages,” according to Suicide Awareness Voices of Education. Suicide is a real element that happens in people’s lives. In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the main character Hamlet refers to suicide commonly. After Hamlet’s father dies, he does not honestly know what to do. His father meant a great deal to him and now he does not know if there is anything to live for. Hamlet debates whether to commit suicide or live. Later, down the road when Ophelia passes, the readers are left wondering if Hamlet pushes Ophelia to the point of death or if it was her own free will. Shakespeare portrays the concept of suicide in Hamlet through Hamlet going mad and Ophelia dying. In the
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Hamlet does not realize that with his decisions, the consequences are bound to happen. Later, in the book Hamlet says, “I, from this time forth my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth,” (4.4.68-69). In this quote, Hamlet is saying that his thoughts are now dwelling on blood. He does not even know what is right anymore. Since he went mad it causes his girlfriend and potential wife to break up with him. He does not realize that his madness pushed Ophelia away to the point of death, until he watches her be buried. At that point is when he feels sympathetic and feels like it is truly his fault. Hamlet always talks about suicide, but never actually commits to it, seeing he is afraid of where he will go, when he …show more content…
She breaks up with him as a result of her father telling her too. Ophelia trusted her dad in all the decisions that he made for her. Even though Ophelia did not like breaking up with Hamlet she did it with obedience as her father asks her to. Later, you can tell that Ophelia did indeed drive down the wrong path, such as her starting to sing in the castle when she is with Gertrude, and acting weird around the guard. What lead her to the wrong path? Hamlet’s actions pushed Ophelia away and that began her descent into madness. Ophelia becomes so mad that even though she did not talk about suicide, she ends up committing it towards the end of the
Hamlet does not realize that with his decisions, the consequences are bound to happen. Later, in the book Hamlet says, “I, from this time forth my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth,” (4.4.68-69). In this quote, Hamlet is saying that his thoughts are now dwelling on blood. He does not even know what is right anymore. Since he went mad it causes his girlfriend and potential wife to break up with him. He does not realize that his madness pushed Ophelia away to the point of death, until he watches her be buried. At that point is when he feels sympathetic and feels like it is truly his fault. Hamlet always talks about suicide, but never actually commits to it, seeing he is afraid of where he will go, when he …show more content…
She breaks up with him as a result of her father telling her too. Ophelia trusted her dad in all the decisions that he made for her. Even though Ophelia did not like breaking up with Hamlet she did it with obedience as her father asks her to. Later, you can tell that Ophelia did indeed drive down the wrong path, such as her starting to sing in the castle when she is with Gertrude, and acting weird around the guard. What lead her to the wrong path? Hamlet’s actions pushed Ophelia away and that began her descent into madness. Ophelia becomes so mad that even though she did not talk about suicide, she ends up committing it towards the end of the