Hamlet Blog

Shakespeare, arguably one of the most important playwrights in history, has created a character that is just as famous. Hamlet, from Hamlet, is full of rich emotions and presents the audience a multi-layered perspective on a nervous and unstable young man. Hamlet, and other notable characters from Shakespeare's works, display a genuine sense of thought and sentience that is not common in many plays. Hamlet in particular shows the depth and complexity of his subconscious in his "To be, or not to be". In it, Hamlet contemplates whether or not he should commit suicide to end his suffering. This is not explicitly states though, since his emotions and thought in the soliloquy are found in the metaphors and imagery. At first, Hamlet views suicide as favorable. He compares death to a similar state to sleep, but later adds the idea of dreams.

One of the most significant parts of Hamlet's soliloquy is also the aspect of the afterlife, or what he calls, "something after death". There is a sense of menace and uncertainty that surrounds the afterlife.