Hamlet Suicidal Thoughts Analysis

First and foremost Shakespeare explores the theme of mortality that comes about while highlighting Hamlets’ suicidal thoughts. The death of Hamlets’ father, late King Hamlet, and the incestuous relationship between his mother and Claudius has affected him deeply and so he is facing an emotional turmoil. Which results into Hamlet contemplating suicidal thoughts, as he wants to embrace death. The famous soliloquy “to be or not to be” highlights Hamlets’ internal thoughts upon life and death and his connection to it. He is trying to decide if it is better to deal with the pain in his life or to end his life. But Hamlet does not know if he is ready to kill himself because he is not sure that death will bring him peace to him. But later in the speech, he openly refers to suicide, saying, “When he
Hamlet is also seen contemplating suicide and giving light to mortal thoughts in the beginning of the play after the death of his father, saying, “O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt,/ Thaw and resolve itself into a dew,/ Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd/ His cannon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God! God!” (1.2.129-132). This quotation explores Hamlets intention to end his life and his problems. Hamlet's religion tells him that it is a sin to commit suicide, so in committing suicide he would be sending himself to hell and simply trading the pain of life for the pain of hell. The reasons for these suicidal thoughts are the death of this father and his mother’s incestuous marriage. These thoughts later develop to become the “to be or not to be” soliloquy, and in both cases, Hamlet is contemplating suicide and giving light to mortal thoughts. Ultimately Hamlet decides against taking his own life, as he is unable to the bear the afterlife. Though Hamlet explores mortal thoughts and contemplates suicide, he also shows his indecisive nature and revengeful