Hamlet’s own suicidal tendencies arise from his father’s death. In the first couple scenes, Hamlet is in a very melancholy, mourning state. His father’s passing causes his grieving. Even his mother advises him, “Do not forever with thy vailed lids seek for thy noble father in the dust.” After Hamlet learns about his father’s murder, the consequence is, he himself asks the question, “To be or not to be.” His misery started with his father’s passing, and now he contemplates his own death as a result. He sees death as closure to all of his pain and suffering. He battles with his un sure convictions on whether suicide is a sin that will condemn him to hell or not, and cannot decide if suicide would be a sure way to end his misery. This battle over eternal damnation is seen later, when Hamlet tries to kill Claudius, but he is praying. Hamlet t
The death of Ophelia was brought on by misery from the death of another. When Hamlet is speaking to the queen in her bedchambers, he accidentally kills Polonius in cold blood. “I am slain.” Polonius whispers as his last words before being shuffled off this mortal coil. Ophelia’s emotions had already been thrown for a loop when Hamlet went insane. However the news of her father’s death pushes her over the edge, and causes her to loose grip of reality. Her insanity is due largely to her father’s murder. As the story progresses, Ophelia drowns herself. Her death is a response to her insanity, which developed because of her father’s passing. Ironically, the same incident happened to Hamlet, except he only contemplated suicide. With Ophelia, there was no rational thought for fear of death, due to her insanity. She did not ponder on the possible cond
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