In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the character Hamlet speaks his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy. Hamlet uses this speech to discuss his feelings about suicide to escape the unbearable world. His famous speech reveals what he thinks about his human condition in the cruel world. .
Hamlet starts his speech with, "To be, or not to be," in other words, to live or not to live. He is trying to solve the problem of whether to commit suicide or not. He takes into consideration the moral consequences of living and dying. Hamlet does not know if the afterlife is better or worse than the current world. He compares death to sleep and believes it may end "heart-aches," "natural shocks," pain, and suffering that it may bring. Hamlet believes that his dreams may be what death could be like, but there is no way to know the truth. In the sentence, "a consummation Devoutly to be wished," he see suicide may be a desirable course of action. Devoutly means devotion to religion, so suicide may be accepted in Heaven. There are many questions about what happens in the afterlife. He decides that he is not certain about the afterlife, so this uncertainty about the afterlife prevents him from committing suicide. The "dread of something after death" makes people stay with their suffering life than the possibility of death being miserable. He also tells us that nobody has returned from death, so we cannot be sure of if the afterlife is horrible or wonderful.
In the end of his soliloquy, Hamlet connects the play's main themes. This includes the idea of death and suicide and not knowing the truth of afterlife. He goes toward religion and finds he is unable to kill himself or resolve to kill Clausius. He turns to philosophy and find it equally frustrating also.
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From Hamlet's soliloquies in Act I and III, one learns of Hamlet's internal struggle with depression, suicide and the fear of the unknown. ... (I.ii.129-132) Hamlet wonders if it is better to respond passively to the trials and tribulations of life, or to confront them, or to give up and commit suicide. After Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" speech, he finds reason not to commit suicide. ... Through Hamlet's soliloquies in Act I and III, one is able to see the internal struggles with the feelings of depression and suicide this man deals with. Hamlet's feelings of suici...
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In the beginning lines of this soliloquy Hamlet is already considering suicide. ... Hamlet's thoughts are about more than contemplation of suicide. ... Next Hamlet considers suicide as a solution to his problems. ... The mystery of what comes after death is what keeps Hamlet from committing suicide. ... At the conclusion of this speech it seems that Hamlet is torn by his morals and his desire for revenge. ...
