Nihilism In Hamlet
The history of art shows that the motif of death is common for the dramaturgy since the Ancient times. William Shakespeare was among the most famous playwrights, who also tried to discuss the relationship between death and life, death and beauty, death and truth. In his “Hamlet” play, the behavior and statements of the main hero Hamlet reveal the views of contemporary society and the author on existence of the individual in the fore of death.
A close look at the data indicates that the entire plot of the play is shaped by the issue of death. The play starts with the description of the events of the King’s death. The play ends with the death of four characters, including Hamlet. The primary aim of the main hero is to find the real reason of …show more content…
A certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots. Your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service—two dishes but to one table. That's the end” (Shakespeare, 4.3.19-28) shows that he does not consider life to be something more than the preparation for death. At the same time, this nihilistic approach could not coexist with the inner intention to live and perform the destiny.
The data yielded by this study that Hamlet is an individual with regular thoughts about suicide: “O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fixed. His canon 'gainst self-slaughter!” (Shakespeare, 1.2.129-137). The suicidal thoughts of the main hero also reveal the theme of death in the play. In this case, the death is something prohibited due to its sinful character.
However, Hamlet could not date commit suicide not because he is afraid of being sinner. On the other hand, he does not consider himself to be a good person. He just wants the retribution to happen. Thus, he is like the sword in the hands of death. As a result of his actions, the main heroes of the play die one by
A close look at the data indicates that the entire plot of the play is shaped by the issue of death. The play starts with the description of the events of the King’s death. The play ends with the death of four characters, including Hamlet. The primary aim of the main hero is to find the real reason of …show more content…
A certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots. Your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service—two dishes but to one table. That's the end” (Shakespeare, 4.3.19-28) shows that he does not consider life to be something more than the preparation for death. At the same time, this nihilistic approach could not coexist with the inner intention to live and perform the destiny.
The data yielded by this study that Hamlet is an individual with regular thoughts about suicide: “O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fixed. His canon 'gainst self-slaughter!” (Shakespeare, 1.2.129-137). The suicidal thoughts of the main hero also reveal the theme of death in the play. In this case, the death is something prohibited due to its sinful character.
However, Hamlet could not date commit suicide not because he is afraid of being sinner. On the other hand, he does not consider himself to be a good person. He just wants the retribution to happen. Thus, he is like the sword in the hands of death. As a result of his actions, the main heroes of the play die one by