Mental Health In Shakespeare's Hamlet

In everyone’s life there are situations that arise that shape us physically, mentally, and spiritually. These situations can help prepare us for the future or do damage to us. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the main character Hamlet experiences many tragedies and heartaches within the story. These experiences obviously change Hamlet throughout the story, more specifically Hamlet’s mental health seems to become compromised. Specific experiences that affect Hamlet’s mental states is his father’s death, meeting the ghost, and his relationship with his uncle. As these events begin to accumulate, Hamlet’s mental condition seems like it is declining. Throughout the story the events that Hamlet endures has an effect on his mental state, eventually driving

Right before Hamlet begins the soliloquy, he has a brief conversation with the Captain. The conversation between the two is about Fortinbras transporting his troop across Denmark. Once this conversation is finished, Hamlet is left alone and begins to think. During this soliloquy, Hamlet resents his father’s murder, his mother’s second marriage, and now the troops. Hamlet now uses his image of insanity to justify his “bloody” thoughts of revenge. The last line Hamlet speaks says, “O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth.” Hamlet now is only thinking about revenge, every thought that runs through his mind is

From the beginning of this story, the reader learns that Hamlet has a relationship with Ophelia. Hamlet loves and cares for her very much. But a very obvious observation is that throughout the story their relationship falls apart. A specific conversation that occurred in Act 3, Scene 1 shows how toxic this relationship has become. As Hamlet and Ophelia begin to converse, Hamlet informs her that his genuine love he had for her is now in the past. He believes that his polluted self will infect Ophelia. However, he did not mean these things, Hamlet simply did not tell her how he really