The Death Of Hamlet By William Shakespeare - 1522 Words

There are only a handful of experiences that everyone must practice, and one of the most provocative is death. For some, death is fearfully avoided, but for others, it is constantly sought after. Suicide is a topic that impacts all kinds of people, so much so that it is often addressed in literature. For real people and fictional characters such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet, prince of Denmark, thoughts of self-harm are brought about by overwhelming emotions that became almost too heavy to handle alone. For others, such as Hamlet’s companion Horatio, these thoughts originate when a person allows one singular, but extremely powerful, emotion to surround and consume him. In his play Hamlet, William Shakespeare explores suicide through the†¦show more content†¦They attempt to suppress Hamlet’s true emotions in order to cover up their pure guilt. All at once, Hamlet is abandoned by his father, his mother, and his uncle and stepfather to cope with his chaotic sentiments of grief, disgust, anger, disappointment, and depression alone. This whirlwind of emotions quickly turns into thoughts of yearning to escape the torture of a life in his circumstances, thinking to himself, â€Å"How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on ‘t, ah fie! ’Tis a weeded garden† (1. 2. 137-139). The world that Hamlet lives in is full of nothing but evil and torturous emotions that he does not want to have. The collection of overpowering emotions can become difficult for a person to handle, particularly when coping with little to no support system. Hamlet had suffered death of a role model, only to suffer death again, within himself. Methods of physical self-harm are never mentioned by Hamlet but the thought of dying seems infinitely more pleasurable to him than to continue his life under his new parents. His personal and expressive self-destruction is not caused solely by his twisted familial struggles however, as Hamlet finds himself caught in a storm of emotions brought about by his peers as well. Hamlet also suffers one of the greatest emotionally-destructive experiences through his passionate love for Ophelia. Overtaken with Ophelia’s great beauty and sexual attraction, Hamlet becomes obsessed