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Hamlet: Finding Courage to Die


In William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" we see a young man paralyzed with
grief over his father. So much so that he is believed to have gone mad. Hamlet
is such a complex character that one must look deeply to find what drives him.
Did he really have the courage to kill the king or was it madness? Hamlet's
character will be illuminated by explaining both soliloquies and finally Hamlet
himself.
"To be, or not to be, that is the question," (Beaty, 1348) is one of
the most famous and well known excerpts from the play "Hamlet." What most
people do not realize is the significance it has in the portrayal of the
character Hamlet. During this soliloquy Hamlet is debating his fate. Hamlet is
asking himself whether it is more noble, in the mind, to passively accept and
suffer through all the pains of life fate throws at him, or to actively destroy,
in death, these numerous troubles, and ultimately end his pain. Hamlet is
questioning whether it is better to......

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