Hamlet

            Hamlet's to be or not to be soliloquy, illuminates something that crosses every human's mind, even if only for a split second; to live or die, fight or cry. Sometimes the world can get to a person, and when allowed to manifest, it can be hurtful. Suicide is a choice when things get tough, but a cowardly act. Life is precious and the only way to succeed must be to be in it; therefore, living. Suicide doesn't terminate a problem, but hides it. People will be judged sooner or later by the powers that be.
             This speech provides us with a clear understanding of Hamlet and his motivations. Hamlet is seriously in need of some Prozac. He says, "To die, to sleep-.'Tis a consumation devoutly to be wished." He feels that his troubles and his heartache are to much to deal with. He grows weary of life, as he consistently remarks, "to sleep" while referring to death. As though he only wishes to rest and forget his troubled soul. He tells for the first time why he wants to die. It is not that he feels there is too much pain life, but that he is tired of dealing with. Hamlet says, he is depressed and wants to die. Hamlet it would rather complain about troubles than solve them. He doesn't decide against suicide because of some noble realization, he is just too scared of the afterlife. Hamlet, in the play up to this point, claims to be in dire straits but his paralyzing fear keeps him from action. He would rather suffer with his situation for fear that his actions to make it better would make it worse: "And makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of." Hamlet's motivation for wanting to die gives some of the best insight into his personality. His reason for choosing life over death is he is afraid of the unknown, of the "undiscovered country" to act on his desire.