Suicidal Mind In Hamlet's Soliloquies
Without any doubt Prince Hamlet is insane towards the end of his life. This is further exposed throughout Hamlet’s soliloquy. The theme death, his suicidal thoughts and exaggeration of the imperfect world are all techniques which illustrate his insanity.
Hamlet is an insane man, especially in his soliloquy. The theme of death expresses his insanity. Throughout Hamlet’s soliloquy he mentions items which relate to death. For example, “With a bare bodkin?” This shows that he suggests killing himself with a bare dagger. He also states “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.” This simply means that Hamlet desires to end the suffering of his life. Therefore, this clearly shows that Hamlet is terribly insane because of the associations with death, which plays a major theme in Hamlet’s soliloquy. …show more content…
Another technique that is used to portray his insanity is through his suicidal thoughts.
Throughout his soliloquy, Hamlet carries suicidal thoughts in his mind. For example, Hamlet states “To be or not to be, that is the question” this shows that he is insane because the quote means questioning rather to live or not to live. This shows that Hamlet carries suicidal thoughts as Hamlet is contemplating rather to end his life or not. The soliloquy also illustrates that Hamlet is insane because he takes life as a minor thing and does not treasure it and is uncertain whether to live or not to live. Consequently, it is evident that Hamlet carries suicidal thoughts, which significantly shows that Hamlet is an insane
man.
Additionally to Hamlet’s unwillingness to live, Hamlet frequently uses exaggeration to emphasise his view of the imperfect world. Hamlet uses exaggeration to highlight and describe his contributions to his misfortunes in life. Hamlet’s opening lines “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” means that there is no point in living in a world full of misery and bad luck and a world with pain and troubles only if lucky, to be broken out with large masses of protests. Hamlet believes that he has the world on his shoulders and that the skies are always grey. He does not see the bright side towards his life and exaggerates on the unhappiness and dark side of his world. Exaggeration is regularly used to emphasise Hamlet’s point of view on the imperfect world he lives in. All of Hamlet’s statements are exaggerated to convey and to portray ideas that are negative and immoral, such as death. This clearly identifies and confirms that Hamlet is insane.
In conclusion, Hamlet’s insanity is identified towards to end of his life. In his soliloquy, his insanity is justified through his theme of death, his suicidal thoughts, negative tones and exaggeration on the imperfect world.
Hamlet is an insane man, especially in his soliloquy. The theme of death expresses his insanity. Throughout Hamlet’s soliloquy he mentions items which relate to death. For example, “With a bare bodkin?” This shows that he suggests killing himself with a bare dagger. He also states “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.” This simply means that Hamlet desires to end the suffering of his life. Therefore, this clearly shows that Hamlet is terribly insane because of the associations with death, which plays a major theme in Hamlet’s soliloquy. …show more content…
Another technique that is used to portray his insanity is through his suicidal thoughts.
Throughout his soliloquy, Hamlet carries suicidal thoughts in his mind. For example, Hamlet states “To be or not to be, that is the question” this shows that he is insane because the quote means questioning rather to live or not to live. This shows that Hamlet carries suicidal thoughts as Hamlet is contemplating rather to end his life or not. The soliloquy also illustrates that Hamlet is insane because he takes life as a minor thing and does not treasure it and is uncertain whether to live or not to live. Consequently, it is evident that Hamlet carries suicidal thoughts, which significantly shows that Hamlet is an insane
man.
Additionally to Hamlet’s unwillingness to live, Hamlet frequently uses exaggeration to emphasise his view of the imperfect world. Hamlet uses exaggeration to highlight and describe his contributions to his misfortunes in life. Hamlet’s opening lines “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” means that there is no point in living in a world full of misery and bad luck and a world with pain and troubles only if lucky, to be broken out with large masses of protests. Hamlet believes that he has the world on his shoulders and that the skies are always grey. He does not see the bright side towards his life and exaggerates on the unhappiness and dark side of his world. Exaggeration is regularly used to emphasise Hamlet’s point of view on the imperfect world he lives in. All of Hamlet’s statements are exaggerated to convey and to portray ideas that are negative and immoral, such as death. This clearly identifies and confirms that Hamlet is insane.
In conclusion, Hamlet’s insanity is identified towards to end of his life. In his soliloquy, his insanity is justified through his theme of death, his suicidal thoughts, negative tones and exaggeration on the imperfect world.