Analysis Of Traumatic Grief In Hamlet By William Shakespeare

Imagine suddenly losing a loved one, but come to find out, foul play was involved. Such an event could cause an extreme amount of grief, anger, and anguish on an individual. Someone may show symptoms of relentless feelings of revenge, pessimistic thoughts about the future without the deceased, and even suicidal thoughts all of which can be traced to traumatic grief. Traumatic grief is prolonged mental state that causes an extreme change in behavior due to a tragic event.
Grief is a common multistage emotion usually expressed after the loss of a loved one. There are different extremities of grief depending on the individual or the traumatic event that has taken place. The traumatic sides of grief “often arise feelings of personal responsibility as well as blaming
The death of parental figures will affect their children for the rest of their lives, causing some to suffer with chronic “issues of attachment and dependency”(Doctor). Many therapeutic remedies are available to those who suffer with traumatic grief, however the emotional impact the event has on a person can confine and effect them for the entirety of their lives. In some cases, an individual may take it upon themselves to cure their grief with actions of revenge, however ultimately this will most likely not completely rid them of their grief.
In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet’s behavior after his father’s death makes many of his family members and friends question his sanity. As the readers, we can see that Hamlet is not mad, but instead, is grieving and in disgust of his mother’s