Morality And Vengeance In William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Shakespeare exploits the inner workings of a man stuck in a self-perdicament who is struggling with his morality and emotions. Though out the events that play out in the play he describes the duality of a persons faith and emotions. Thus, emphasizing the idea that people aren’t perfect and we live our lives without knowing what consequences are created from our choices . As well as express the idea that mortality ties us to humanity. This is especially seen in Hamlet’s famous monologue in the play. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a man studying far off hears word that his father was murdered which leads to his return to his fathers kingdom. Upon his return he is informed that his mother has wed his uncle, which leaves
The theme of morals vs revenge is present in Hamlet’s insufferably afflictive life, the theme links up with several of the other crucial themes of the drama. Hamlet struggles with the dilemma of whether to commit suicide in a questioning monologue: “To be, or not to be,” that is, to live or not to live. He then has to weigh the consequences of dying or living. he contemplates whether it is honorable to suffer through life, “… the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,” his inner self seeks to end one’s suffering by comparing sleep to sleep and thinks of the end to suffering, it will bring, “… the heartache, and the thousand natural shocks…”, “…that flesh is heir to.” Through the use of metaphors like this Shakespeare helps us view into Hamlet’s thoughts as he decides whether suicide is a desirable course of action, “a consummation”, “Devoutly to be wished.” But, the word “devoutly” indicates, there’s more to the death then just that, like, what will happen in the afterlife? Hamlet realizes this , and he alters his metaphor of sleep to add the chance of dreaming; Hamlet says that the dreams that may come in death are daunting, that they “must give us
Hamlet ends his monologue at the realization that the dread of the afterlife, results in moral self-contiplation which prevents him from taking immediate action: “…conscience does make cowards of us all . . . thus the native hue of resolution”, “… is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of