The Destruction Of The Suicidal Mind In Shakespeare's Hamlet
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Suicidal thoughts are common all over the world, even in some books and plays, like Hamlet. Some people often think that its an easy way out of misery, but does it really help? Prince Hamlet often thought of suicide, but he could never do it for many reasons. The book often refers to many of these reasons, and takes many turns that captures the readers attention.
Hamlet is frustrated with his father’s death and he doesn't know how to handle it. Hamlet had said “if only my solid flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into dew, only if God had not prohibited suicide”(1.2.131-137). But in Hamlet’s mind right now, to make the pain of his fathers death go away, he is thinking of suicide. King Hamlet’s funeral is right before his mother's wedding, for his uncle marrying his mother, has put more stress and thoughts about them getting married after the funeral the same day.…show more content… The withdrawn Prince no longer feels a desire to be amongst men or women. All is worthless, dead dust to him. He condemns himself for being a rouge and a pigeon-livered coward. He hates his inactivity and his life. He says,
I have of late, but wherefore i know not, lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercise; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame the earth seems to me a sterile promontory, this most excellent canopy the air, look you, this brave o’erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire