William Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream, Macbeth, And Hamlet

So, we can conclude that, Hamlet in this play is obviously not mature enough to handle the situation at hand. He needs to get himself out of his situation, and this is why he is contemplating suicide. He knows he is young and immature, too immature to not know how to handle everyone dying and turning their backs on each other. At this point the play is too chaotic for Hamlet to handle. But heck, that's what the whole rest of the play is for, to see if Hamlet pulls through or

(1)Hamlet doesn’t understand if he should live a life of fortune and fame, and know that his father was killed by his uncle, or to give up everything he has to avenge his father's death. In Act 3 Scene 1, Hamlet talks to himself about life and death, "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 trouble".(1)In the quote Hamlet questions if it is wiser to suffer the thoughts of his father's death and have fortune, or avenge his father by killing Claudius.(1)He understands that he has to avenge his fathers death, but trying to kill someone is not an easy task that anybody can do. You need to have the courage and willingness to actually murder someone. Even if the person killed your own father. Another quote that Hamlet used to discuss death was during Act 1 Scene 2"O, that this too solid flesh would melt/ Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!". (1)Hamlet wants a gentle escape from this world. He said this quote during the death of his father, he wanted to escape/leave the world because he had nobody else to rely on. Know one else feels as sad as he does for his father's death, and he is the only one who takes risks to avenge his father and bring truth to the

Depression is a mental illness that affects approximately three hundred and fifty million people in the world today. Is it too far fetched to think that a man who has lost his father, and essentially lost his uncle and mother too at the same time, is depressed? Any person that has gone through what Hamlet has gone through would be at a high risk of having depression. Not only can it be assumed that Hamlet, who has gone through many awful experiences, has this illness but it can be seen in the text when Hamlet has suicidal thoughts in the beginning of act three.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a work of immense depth in character development, most notably the personal, moral and psychological battles

One major theme within the play is the pervasiveness of death; death is everywhere within hamlet’s life and is a driving factor of the plot. This theme can be found in many parts of the play; for example, in Act 5 scene 2 of the play hamlet sends two players to their death in England (Shakespeare 1181). This shows how death is a mundane occurrence in hamlets time, this is shown in how hamlet shows almost no remorse for his actions and the subject is quickly overlooked. Within the soliloquy “To be, or not to be” hamlet comments on this theme and shows the audience his own ideas on the subject. One of his ideas is stated as “to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep (Shakespeare 1127).” In this line hamlet relates death to a peaceful sleep; by connecting the two terms hamlet conveys a certain familiarity in death as in sleep. Maybe in reducing death to nothing more than a sleep, hamlet is stating that dying is as simple

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, suicide is an important and continuous theme throughout the play. Hamlet is the main character who contemplates the thought of suicide many different times throughout the play, since the murder of his father. Hamlet weighs the advantages of leaving his miserable life with the living, for possibly a better but unknown life with the dead. Hamlet seriously contemplates suicide, but decides against it, mainly because it is a mortal sin against God. Hamlet continues to say that most of humanity would commit suicide and escape the hardships of life, but do not because they are unsure of what awaits them in the after life. Hamlet throughout the play is continually tormented by his fathers death and his

Hamlet is very distraught and grief stricken for the death of his father, the King of Denmark. As well, he is upset with his mother's quick marriage to his uncle Claudius, who is now King. Hamlet is emotional and melancholy, and he considers suicide because he wonders

Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s tragic plays, portrays the story of a young man’s quest to avenge his murdered father and his quest to find his true identity. In his soliloquies, Prince Hamlet reveals to the readers his personal perceptions of the events that take place in his homeland, Denmark, and of which are either indirectly or directly tied to his father’s murder. Many critics and scholars agree that while Hamlet’s soliloquies reveal the search of his identity and true character, his soliloquies universally illustrate man’s search for his true identity.

The most influential writer in all of English literature, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to a successful middle-class glove maker in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare attended grammar school, but his formal education proceeded no further. In 1582 he married an older woman, Anne Hathaway, and had three children with her. Around 1590 he left his family behind and traveled to London to work as an actor and playwright. Public and critical acclaim quickly followed, and Shakespeare eventually became the most popular playwright in England and part-owner of the Globe Theater. His career bridged the reigns of Elizabeth I (ruled 1558–1603) and James I (ruled 1603–1625), and he was a

The topic of Hamlet’s soliloquy is his consideration of committing suicide. Throughout the speech, it is obvious that Hamlet is over thinking and wavering between two different extremes: life and death. "Whether 'tis nobler in the

Hamlet continuously throughout the play not only self-deprecates himself, but he also talks about committing suicide and the reasons he has for and against it. Hamlet self-deprecates for multiple reasons consisting of: Claudius killing his father, Gertrude marrying her husband’s brother after his death, his complications with Ophelia, and his very own insanity. From Hamlet’s self-deprecating tendencies, it is evident that he is not only depressed, but suicidal. Hamlet has many things going on in his life, and to him, he doesn’t know if his life is even worth living. Hamlet states, “To be or not to be? That is the question…Be all sins remembered.” (3.1.57-91), meaning that Hamlet really couldn’t care less what happens anymore. Hamlet summarizes the pros and cons to suicide, and he questions what he should do. He does this because he has changed – primarily his personality – and the events occurring around him are

In Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, he contemplates for a while whether to commit suicide. Hamlet’s unhappiness is caused by the people around him. His mother’s actions of marrying her brother-in-law made Hamlet extremely frustrated drawing him out of the right mental state. Meanwhile, his view of his father is godlike, but he distrusts the Ghost enough to think about killing himself instead of pursuing the Ghost’s request. In Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, “to be, or not to be;” he contemplates (3.1). “The Everlasting had not fixed, His cannon ‘gainst self-slaughter!” (1.2). He is uncertain if things would be any better in the afterlife if he were to end his life. Hamlet’s hesitancy, especially concerning suicide, is the cause of his realistic and frightened nature. In this situation, his indecisiveness saves his life, but it also does not allow him to find another solution. Concluding, in his soliloquy he would rather

“The usual reading of Shakespeare’s play attributes Hamlet’s depression to his father’s death and his mother’s too-prompt remarriage. (Greenfeld 352).” Everything that is happening in Hamlet’s life causes his mind to deteriorate. His family life is crumbling apart, and life as he once knew it is changed for the worst, and it causes him to be depressed. As suicide is a major sign of depression, Hamlet has mental illness

Hamlet, by the end of the play had drastically changed from the Hamlet in the beginning of the play because of his altering views on death and fate, which is shown mainly through his soliloquies and throughout other certain events. This change resulted in Hamlet overcoming his indecisiveness and in the end he manages to find peace. In Hamlet’s first soliloquy, we are given an insight on his feelings. Because of his father’s death and his mother quick marriage to his uncle, Hamlet is completely devastated and depressed. He even wishes that his “too too solid flesh would melt” or that the “Everlasting” was not “against self-slaughter”, admitting that he would rather take his own life then continue living in a world that doesn’t seem to hold

What if I told you that no matter what you look at or how many times you look at it, you’ll never truly be able to see it. Often the things we perceive as the most trustworthy are only misinterpretations of reality created by our perspective, which make common illusions. Characters in Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night 's Dream also experience this idea, demonstrated when they are tricked by their own perspective and only see what they think is the best scenario. Illusions are created based on people 's perceptions of reality. It is then clear that in Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night 's Dream, perspective creates reality. This perspective creates a version of truth that hides the reality from people 's eyes. This is shown when Lysander is tricked by the magic flower into loving Helena, Friar Lawrence calling Romeo a girl due to his tears, as well as having hallucinations while under the effects of drugs.