Suicide In Hamlet Research Paper

Suicide in hamlet Suicide has been around for centuries. The definition of suicide is to take one’s own life away; also known as self-slaughter. Approximately “...tens of thousands of Americans die from suicide... killing more people than car crashes or any other cause of injury, according to the U.S. ” (Pappas1). Suicide does not only affect the one committing it but also their surroundings. There are many reasons why some people may be suicidal but the main reason is to run away from what they’re going through. Suicide does not focus on a certain gender, religion, age, social class etc.; research proofs that suicide can be committed by any individual. Suicide has been the main cause of many deaths for decades. According to International

Suicide was not committed by hamlet himself but he was the one who had the symptoms and thoughts going on. In hamlets soliloquy it states, “To be or not to be…” (Act 3 scenes 1). This means, to live or not to live, and then goes on with questioning if it is even worth living. This quote shows how hamlet thinks that suicide is another option but also it is against his believes and God. “...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…” (Act 3 scene 1).Hamlet starts to have second thoughts about suicide, regarding that if it should just be sucked up and live on or die and ignore. Morality was one major reason he had second thoughts about suicide. Although hamlet did not technically commit suicide there was a character in the play that did. Ophelia, a young girl, also known as Hamlets secret girl, committed suicide because she felt destroyed after Hamlet killed her father. Like in Lickerman’s article, Ophelia committed suicide to run away from what she was going through. She lost her father and was grieving. That grieving over took her life and she decided that it was better off not to live. Although hamlet did seem depressed some people may argue that he was psychotic due to the ghost he apparently saw. The ghost of his father and was told by him to get revenge on the one person he . Hamlets planned on getting his revenge and then commit suicide afterwards. In conclusion, suicide can be committed regardless of age, social class, gender, etc. many may just go through the thoughts and symptoms of it and others would take it differently. Suicide is a way to run away from what is happening; a cry for help. Hamlet wanted to commit suicide because of the death of his father and the uncomfortable situation of his mother and uncle; he believed it was incestuous relationship. Ophelia killed