The Theme Of Suicide In Shakespeare's Hamlet And Ophelia

Throughout the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare, there were many occasions where the characters Hamlet and Ophelia fascinated me. There is a common theme of suicide and religion in the play that is connected to both of these characters.
After King Hamlet 's death, Hamlet was mourning his death the king 's death more than anyone in his family, he wore all black and was gloomy, Meanwhile his uncle Claudius got over the death of his brother fast and married Hamlet 's mother Gertrude. Hamlet 's mother and Claudius were giving Hamlet a hard time because he was mourning the death of his father for way too long. Then Claudius Hamlet 's new father/uncle told Hamlet, he did not want him to go back to Wittenberg to study, and he wanted him …show more content…
The authors write “People used to arrange their own actions according to certain religious and social rules in the past but now, they ignore all these norms.” This quote completely relates to this scene in Hamlet. During the time Hamlet was written, it was a sin to commit suicide, since it was understood that mankind was created my God. Hamlet was so concerned about killing himself due to the fact that he might go to hell for going against his religion. I feel like that quote perfectly explains why Hamlets thought process was the way it …show more content…
Throughout the play Ophelia was always a calm and sane character, then when tragedy strikes her she goes mad. While it does not say that ophelia killed herself, the poor decision making that lead to her death and the madness that was going on in her head points to otherwise. For instance, her father was recently killed by Hamlet and Hamlet had abandoned her. After all of this happened Ophelia felt hopeless and was not thinking in the right state of mind whatsoever. She was singing songs about her father and insisted on talking to Getrude about her father and while talking to her she