Essay Comparing The Lamb To The Slaughter And Hamlet

There are a wide number of couples who get married thinking they will be together forever, but end up divorced and unstable mentally. Divorce has never been an easy decision and individuals, who are put in that situation, rarely know how to deal with their emotions in a healthy manner. Divorce tends to pull the worst out of people, especially when it is sudden and unexpected. In Hamlet and "The Lamb to the Slaughter,“ the authors display Hamlet and Mary having a very similar "fall" in the stories in order to show that in the world there are many couples that start loving each other and eventually fall out of that love causing them to react in rage. In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses the archetype “fall” to show how Hamlet and

Ophelia begin the story

This is proven through many studies such as a study done by BMC public health and many universities. In the research done by medical professionals they have found that divorce can lead to mental illnesses. While some may say that separation is only used when there are serious problems in the marriage, and that mental illness has nothing to do with it, texts actually show that it has everything to do with the emotional capacity a permanent separation takes up.

This is proven when Hamlet says to Ophelia “I did love you once…You should not have believed me, for virtue cannot so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish of it.” (Shakespeare 3.1.119) The quote is showing how he used to love her, but is convincing himself he doesn’t through rage. This relates to modern text by, what is said in an article written by BMC Public Health “Hazard of divorce [is] significantly higher in couples with one mentally distressed partner than in couples with no mental distress” (Idstad, et al. 2015). The article shows how mentally distressed people convince themselves that they no longer have intimacy with a person when going through a hard separation. The same goes for Hamlet, since he is being told by Ophelia that they are breaking up so he becomes mentally

This archetype is very apparent in the text when Patrick comes home from work and tells Mary he thinks that their relationship is not working out after Mary talks about how much she loves and misses Patrick throughout the day. She eventually resorts to anger and then says “All right, she told herself. So I’ve killed him” (Dahl 2). This pattern also exists in society today when couples are fine one minute, but the next they are separating for good. While some may say that issues in a marriage are never sudden and there is always hidden anger, this text shows that it can always be sudden and unexpected. A study done by BMC Public Health supports this when the authors write “Mentally distressed individuals are selected out of marriage” (Idstand et al. 2015). This shows that if a person has a mental illness, whether it was before or after marriage, they may find it harder to stay in the relationship. The same goes for “Lamb to the Slaughter'', since Mary is being told by her husband that they are not working and need a divorce. This caused her to become mentally ill and do something that could have been avoided. Our culture has a big issue with mental health, and it can seriously affect someone and their relationship with a person if they do not know how to