Hamlet

            When one person has a problem or a conflict, it is not common for one to keep it hidden away or kept to yourself. It is easy for any person to effortlessly relate to these feelings of hiding emotions. When I think of Hamlet and his soliloquies I can comfortably think of myself in many troubled positions, not wanting to express my feelings and keeping them hidden away, like a pirate would hide his gold. When I was sixteen years old I had found out that I had arthritis. Not even having a clue to what arthritis was I was very scared, the only thing I knew was that it was stopping me from playing hockey and other sports. When the doctor told me that arthritis was not curable and it would be with me for the rest of my life, I was very frustrated and discouraged. I kept all my feelings to myself not telling anyone anything. It was tough but life goes on and there are things to do other than play hockey. Even though there is too much pain to play hockey and other contact sports I can still ride my dirt bike and workout. After time had passed, arthritis was just a part of my daily routine in life for me. I take pills for it every day and the pain is gone most of the time, except when it decides to flare up on the special occasion. Hamlet, unfortunately, is faced with an even greater obstacle then arthritis. To avenge his father's death Hamlet must overcome his own fear of committing murder and find a way to overcome his emotions to do so. Throughout the play we see Hamlet impart to us his feelings and his thoughts and his way of rationalizing and logically understanding the situation set before him through his soliloquies. Hamlet cannot learn to live with the knowledge he has gained from the Ghost as I have learned to live with arthritis. Somehow he must overcome his own emotions to arrive at a resolution to the conflict that rages within him. .
             The soliloquies performed by Hamlet help unfold what Hamlet's feelings and thoughts are really about.