Suicidal Thoughts In Hamlet
In the The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare creates a protagonist that is truly dynamic and motivated. Hamlet is determined to complete his revenge on Claudius, intelligent and clever in dealing with other characters, but is brought down by his faith. Throughout the play, Hamlet’s character becomes advanced and developed with his fatal flaw slowly emerging. Each Act allows Hamlet’s character to develop, becoming more advanced and intelligence and slowly builds up to his fatal flaw. His character is incredibly compelled and devoted in exacting his revenge on Claudius and throughout the play is determined to complete his revenge, but spirals downwards due to conviction in God.
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His emotions waver and he often ponders about his life and whether it is worth living anymore, but he has no intention of following through with his plan. He often wonders if everything he is doing is worth it anymore and has a very negative view point in his own life because he believes that he cannot amount to anything. Throughout Act III, Hae drops hints to his friends and family that he is considering suicide. “Sir, I lack advancement” (III.ii.315), here Hamlet is truly questioning his life. He is saying that he see no future for him because he is having suicidal thoughts. Hamlet is in this state-of-mind because he believes that he cannot achieve anything. Hamlet wanting to follow through with his suicidal thoughts reveals his depressed and dejected feelings. While this may show that Hamlet is considering suicide, it does not show that he has any intention about following through with it. He is simply stating that he sees no future for himself, not that he has a plan already intact for ending his …show more content…
The afterlife is unknown and no mortal dares to approach the afterlife until they must. He does not want to commit suicide because not only does Hamlet not know what the afterlife holds, he is afraid of God’s judgment. It is looked down in Christianity to commit suicide. Hamlet is slowly slipping into a depressed state and is becoming despondent towards his own life, he will not commit suicide due to his religion and belief in God. As Hamlet’s emotions continue to waver, his path to revenge becomes bumpy and
Hamlet utilizes a sarcastic …show more content…
His emotions waver and he often ponders about his life and whether it is worth living anymore, but he has no intention of following through with his plan. He often wonders if everything he is doing is worth it anymore and has a very negative view point in his own life because he believes that he cannot amount to anything. Throughout Act III, Hae drops hints to his friends and family that he is considering suicide. “Sir, I lack advancement” (III.ii.315), here Hamlet is truly questioning his life. He is saying that he see no future for him because he is having suicidal thoughts. Hamlet is in this state-of-mind because he believes that he cannot achieve anything. Hamlet wanting to follow through with his suicidal thoughts reveals his depressed and dejected feelings. While this may show that Hamlet is considering suicide, it does not show that he has any intention about following through with it. He is simply stating that he sees no future for himself, not that he has a plan already intact for ending his …show more content…
The afterlife is unknown and no mortal dares to approach the afterlife until they must. He does not want to commit suicide because not only does Hamlet not know what the afterlife holds, he is afraid of God’s judgment. It is looked down in Christianity to commit suicide. Hamlet is slowly slipping into a depressed state and is becoming despondent towards his own life, he will not commit suicide due to his religion and belief in God. As Hamlet’s emotions continue to waver, his path to revenge becomes bumpy and