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  • Essay / Analyzing the Value of Hamlet - 1023

    ``To be or not to be``, a popular quote from Hamlet shows the manifestation of the existentialism of reason in his world. A world in which he is the prince of a country whose throne was won with blood by his own uncle. This world filled with deception is the perfect body for thoughts of self-worth to flourish. A world that once had a respective perspective on the throne, only to become a cesspool of betrayals and incestuous relationships. The protagonist Hamlet has his world torn apart, where he sees actions that create contradictory thoughts about himself. So much so that he wonders why he hasn't taken matters into his own hands yet, knowing that his uncle is really behind his father's murder. While calling himself a coward who fights with words, like his uncle who manipulates others with his split tongue. But after being pushed around by those who are against him, Hamlet often reflects on his own worth. Will killing Claudius bring him any gain? Could this be the cause of his life? What would more blood bring to the gain? Self-esteem, the thoughts that give Hamlet conflict between his thoughts, become our entry into his perspective. Where self-esteem is what constrains and compels him to abandon his malicious thoughts. This is what Hamlet often reflects on in his thoughts, his self-worth in his corrupt world. Conflicting thoughts often run deep in Hamlet, such as how he is faced with the choice between now or never, but he always approached them with caution. One is when Hamlet speaks as he walks into an empty room and begins to question why we do what we do. “To be or not to be, that is the question” 127, a famous quote from Hamlet. Provoke the thought of reason in one's actions. Acting now or later would be his thought... middle of paper ...... purpose in life Hamlet's life filled with deception and death is the epitome of self-conflict. Where he is conflicted in his thoughts about himself, who he wants to be and what can he do. A life in which he can submit to his every desire, take revenge on his father or continue as the prize of Denmark who is the ideal prince of all. But even for those around Hamlet, no matter who, everyone will die and be forgotten. What is the overall ending for Hamlet, will he die and be forgotten like those who came before him, but it doesn't matter how life ends. Even for those who held power, their fame eventually ended. And for Hamlet, it's exactly the same thing. These extensional thoughts are highlighted in Hamlet, where our thoughts conflict about who we are and what we perceive in others. But in the end we die and become dust that is forgotten in the wind.