... provides us with a clear understanding of Hamlet and his motivations. Hamlet is seriously in need of some Prozac. He says in this speech, flat out: "To die, to sleep-..'Tis a consumation devoutly to be wished."(3.1.69-72). He feels that his troubles and his heartache are to to much to deal with. While this ... with it and exausted by his efforts. Hamlet says in this speech, in as plain of language as he can, that he is depressed and wants to die. But, he has said that before. This speech gives us our first clear indication as to his reason for craving death. More interestingly, Hamlet ...

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... the mind to suffer / the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles / and, by opposing end them. To die, to sleep / no more" (3.1.64-68), details which bring up new thoughts about what happens in the after life. Thus, Hamlet contemplates suicide, but his ... realizes lessons about justice and truth. After seeing Yorick's skull, a direct encounter with the "face" of death, it makes him realize that everyone will die, even the great Alexander. No matter what a person's noble status, in the end everyone meets the same end, as mingled dust scattered upo...

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... and novels that I would like to refer to. From the William Shakespeare play Hamlet; I would like to mention the character King Claudius. He let his desire for power to become so strong, that he killed his own brother and married the Queen to take control of the throne. Being powerful became like an obsession ... poisoned cup, it is too late." He realizes that she is about to drink poison but doesn't even attempt to save her, instead he allows her to die. To save her would be to bring his murderous plot out in the open, so he says nothing, trying to salvage his plan. The wanting of power ...

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... 's voracious 'appetite' triggers the shift from a comforting 'her' to an angst-ridden 'she' (Hull.uk). However, there is a stronger incestuous desire in the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude, his mother; as is apparent in the following: "My pulse as yours doth temperately keep time and makes as healthful ... have suffered from an Oedipus complex (pinkmonkey.com). According to the renowned psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, all males possess this tendency, which is marked by a desire to kill their fathers and marry their mothers; as occurs in the earlier Greek play of Oedi...

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... of satisfaction. He wanted not to seek revenge. Instead of avenging, he wanted to take over Denmark by his own force. At the end, Fortinbras was able to complete his desire. In the story, the ghost first informed Hamlet about his death. The ghost identified himself in Act one; the ghost said, "I am thy father's spirit- (1,5,14). And then the ghost ... . Claudius informed Laertes that Hamlet was the cause of his family's demise. Laertes sought revenge on Hamlet without any hesitation. In the play, Claudius asked a question to Laertes, If you desire to know the certainty of your good fathe...

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... not to be soliloquy, illuminates something that crosses every human's mind, even if only for a split second; to live or die, fight or cry. Sometimes the world can get to a person, and when allowed to manifest, it can be hurtful. Suicide ... speech provides us with a clear understanding of Hamlet and his motivations. Hamlet is seriously in need of some Prozac. He says, "To die, to sleep-..'Tis a consumation devoutly to be wished." He feels that his troubles and his heartache are to much to deal with. ... though he only wishes to rest and forget his troubled soul. He tells for the first t...

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... beings exist without justification in a world into which we are thrown...""(136) Hamlet then goes on to say, "And, by opposing, end them? To die, to sleep, no more, and by a sleep to say we end The heartache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to 'tis a consummation Devoutly to ... be wish'd! To die, to sleep. To sleep, perchance to dream, ay, there's the rub" (III, 1, 61-66). In this passage Hamlet is still talking about that death he ... and there is no reason to continue such a pitiful existence. His dad just died and he uncle just married his mom, hamlet has nothing f...

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... that Claudius (his uncle) murdered his father to become the king of Denmark. These tragic circumstances in Hamlet's life are the cause of his depression and desire of revenge against his father's killer. "It is a commonplace of Hamlet criticism that there is a divide in Hamlet's character between "thought" and ... Dionysus in Greek mythology. They represent lasciviousness and overindulgence, which is an uncanny resemblance to Hamlet's uncle Claudius (Meyers). Claudius' high sexual desire maddens Hamlet because he is unable to imagine his mother being with anyone but his righteous father...

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... as they attempt to suppress the justice that, according to Hamlet, has not been served. Bearing this great angst and melancholy, Hamlet wants to die because of all the emotional pain he feels; however, he is afraid of this very prospect. Rather than take his own life, Hamlet's apprehensions ... -89). For Hamlet, avenging his father's murder is to thrust justice upon the guilty, but in doing so Hamlet believes that he will most likely die. This is why he procrastinates to seek revenge since, "there are more things than heaven and earth than dreamt of in [one's] philosophy"" (1.5.167 ... a...

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... only lasted for brief periods of time because of the emotional blows that Hamlet undergoes. I and many literary folk believe that Hamlet suffered from a Oedipus complex. Freud described this as a desire for a young boy to kill his father and become sexually involved with his mother. Now that Hamlet's father is eliminated, he believes that he will now be the number one ... need for the comfort of his mother is a pivotal point of why Hamlet feels betrayed by his mother, when she can not afford him the love he expects. Besides Hamlet's desire to find comfort in his mother, it is evident th...

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... deaths. The last four deaths all occur in Act 5, scene 2 and are all caused by poison. Claudius supplies the poison, but the weapon Claudius really uses is Laertes" desire for revenge against Hamlet. Hamlet's killing of Laertes" father and the resulting tragic death of his sister have caused Laertes to hate Hamlet. Laertes tells Claudius that he wants to ... (IV.vii.67-69). Hamlet is not suspicious of a fencing match with Laertes. Laertes" sword has a poison tip, so when he strikes Hamlet with it Hamlet will surely die. However, Claudius also has a cup filled with poison for Hamlet to dr...

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Control Without characters like Polonius and Claudius, Hamlet would have been a completely different story. Their desire and eagerness to control others have a huge impact on this story. Many events would not have been possible without them dictating others. Control ... the truth hidden is a great concern of his. When he thinks Hamlet may know the truth he sends him off to England where he arranges for Hamlet to die. "By letters congruing to that effect,/ The present death of Hamlet. Do it, England" (4.3.67-68). Claudius uses control over England to benefit him, " ... would not have been put t...

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... out that Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, has taken over his father's rightful place, and therefore has replaced his father as the man who must die (Jones 1). Hamlet's madness is not just acting, but is the result of this frustrated desire, to kill his father's murderer to be with his mother. In the beginning, Hamlet suffers from insecurity and a sense of foolishness. Hamlet states ... lost a husband but gained a new one all within one month's time. Hamlet's actions seem to be genuine, but shifts from an external struggle for vengeance to an internal one. Hamlet's desire to marry his mother is...

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... Polonius's son, Laertes, returns to Denmark in a rage. Claudius convinces Laertes that Hamlet is to blame for his father's and sister's deaths. Claudius concocts a plan to use Laertes" desire for revenge to secure Hamlet's death. Laertes will fence Hamlet, but Claudius will poison Laertes" blade so that if he draws blood, Hamlet will ... die. As a backup plan, the kind decides to poison a goblet, which he will give to Hamlet to drink should Hamlet score the first or second hits of the match ... but declines to drink from the kind's proffered goblet. Instead, Gertrude takes a drink and i...

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... question- Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune, Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them? To die, to sleep- No more; and by a sleep, to say we end The Heart-ache, and the thousand Natural shocks That Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished ... . To die, to sleep, To sleep, perchance to Dream; Aye, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must ... the closing of Act 3, Scene 2 we are presented with a soliloquy "Tis now the ...

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... he should take, but rather whether he will be able to make any decisions at all. Perhaps due to his excessive melancholy Hamlet became morally weakened and therefore lost his desire for revenge. As Hamlet states "my weakness and my melancholy" and his "wild and whirling words" his mood shifts from deep depression to elation, which might explain his indecisiveness throughout ... time Hamlet has the opportunity to kill Claudius and achieve his revenge is when Claudius is confessing his sins. Here, Hamlet does not kill him because if Claudius were to die right then, he would have gone to h...

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... troubles-(III, I, 65-68). These "slings and arrows" are the conflicts faced by Hamlet and the rest of the world. Next Hamlet considers suicide as a solution to his problems. "To die-/ to sleep-perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub! / For in that sleep what dreams may come-(III, i, 72-74). Hamlet would like to ... die only if he can enter a state of oblivion in which he would not be able to dream. The mystery of what comes after death is what keeps Hamlet from committing ... all of its problems because of "dread of something after death"(III, I, 86). At the conclusion of this speech ...

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... , and weighing his options. He is fearful of death because of the stories the ghost of his father tells about the fiery pits of hell. Thus, while Hamlet wants to die and sees no reason to live, he is fearful of what suicide will bring him in his afterlife. Hamlet is plagued with indecision. Not only can he not decide his ... only the loss of his father, but for the problems in Denmark. This only leads Hamlet farther in his misery and intensifies his hatred for Claudius. It also strengthens his desire to murder Claudius, an action he still can not follow-through with, which inevitably dee...

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... everlasting had not fix"d His cannon against self-slaughter! O God! God"(131-135) The first two lines create graphic imagery of Hamlets grief, his feelings of inadequacy and betrayal forming a desire for dissolution. There is a sense of urgency, or passion in his repetition of "too,"(131) which makes his yearning feel like need. Notice that at the end of the second ... ) which are references to God and his making suicide a sin. It is therefore assumable that Hamlet wishes, at this moment, that he could kill himself, but does not wish to die a sinner. Hamlet continues with his depressed r...

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... troubles-(III, I, 65-68). These "slings and arrows" are the conflicts faced by Hamlet and the rest of the world. Next Hamlet considers suicide as a solution to his problems. "To die-/ to sleep-perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub! / For in that sleep what dreams may come-(III, i, 72-74). Hamlet would like to ... die only if he can enter a state of oblivion in which he would not be able to dream. The mystery of what comes after death is what keeps Hamlet from committing ... all of its problems because of "dread of something after death"(III, I, 86). At the conclusion of this speech ...

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... and friendship to live for. These things are keeping him alive even thought all that he is going through is causing him so much pain and suffering. Hamlet expressed his desire to commit suicide in his soliloquy. Hamlet has a tendency to say that he is going to do something but he never ends up doing it. Suicide is one of those ... is in your mind you cannot get rid of it. It takes over your life. Hamlet is only loyal to revenge and until he has completed this task he cannot die. Revenge is negative and it triggered an almost chain reaction of deaths because hamlets mind was so set on ki...

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... most common theme in all of Shakespeare's tragedies is death. The most popular of Shakespeare's tragic plays end with death, usually of the protagonist. In Hamlet, all the prominent characters die, whether it is by poisoned wine, or the sword, or suicide. In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers commit suicide, and Macbeth ends with a decapitation. Aside from a depressing ending, these ... portrayed in Shakespearian tragedies only brings about more death. The death of Hamlet's father results in his goal to have revenge on Claudius, and as the plot unfolds, innocent bystanders die, such as Op...

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... V, scene ii, page 219, l. 273, it seems that she has already foreseen, since she asks Claudius to pardon her, as a way of saying to him that she is going to die. And it seems to be a choice of hers. "I will, my lord; I pray you, pardon me." Hamlet, who is already hurt and has also hurt Laertes, becomes very nervous and angry ... because she has been poisoned. Laertes informs Hamlet that the responsible is Claudius. He also says to Hamlet that they are both going to die soon, because of the poisoned sword. Laertes, who was blind by the desire of revenge, dies. Laertes, different from Ham...

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... a shift to active verbs only. When Hamlet searches for the letters from Claudius to the King of England, he says, "In the dark, / Groped I to find out them, had my desire, / Fingered their packet, and in fine withdrew / To mine own room again, making so bold, / My fears forgetting manners, to unseal / Their grand commission". Hamlet is now the man that ... , I know this is a lot of summarizing, but it has a point! 2.Shakespeare must have been running low on new material, because the protagonists in Romeo and Juliet basically die the same way). Hamlet can now die in peace. He has patched ...

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... he statesO, that this too too solid flesh would melt, / Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! / Or that the Everlasting had not fixed / His canongainst self-slaughter!?(135-138). This desire is so intense that nothing stands between him and suicide except religious fear. He is extremely sick of life and contemplating suicide, not because he is grieving over his father ... , it indicates that he is constantly questioning what actual course of action he should take. Hamlet also attempts to justify life or death by debating the question of suicide. To die to sleep / No more; and by a sleep t...

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