Murder Is Common In Hamlet's Soliloquies
Murder, a despicable act committed toward another person and their loved ones by someone who may be disturbed and has blocked any remorse for committing such an action. As humans, it is our nature to respond negatively to the idea of one man taking the life another outside the perimeters of the due judgment process. While many times murder mysteries can be an exciting read or make for a good radio program, when murder gets personal it no longer feels as glamorous. There is no question that murder is messy; with it comes pain and heartache for the victimized family, not to mention fear that is stricken in the hearts of everyone in the community the crime was committed in. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the theme of death is common, but not just
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In Hamlet's soliloquies he speaks of everything from early mourning, to suicide, to revenge. It seems as though he forgets to process all that has happened withing his family and simply tried making a solution for something he had not yet fully processed. He makes the Chirstian argument against suicide and even murder at times, but as the play goes on, Hamlet becomes more entrapped by his own demise. Finally, in Hamlet's sixth soliloquy, he makes it clear that he wishes to kill his uncle, the king. Yet again, however, he finds another reason not to continue with his plans: Hamlet fears his uncle's salvation could allow him to entire heaven upon his death. “A villian kills my father, and for that,/I, his sole son, do this same villain send/To heaven.”(3,3,76-78). Hamlet seeks more than just revenge. As the readers, lets assume, for a moment, that Hamlet's father was accepted to heaven. Hamlet wished not only to repay evil with evil, but to intentionally do it at a time when his uncle was “about some act/That has no relish of salvation in't-”(3,3,91-92). This mindset is more than just seeking revenge in this life; it is an assumption of control over one's salvation that belongs wholly to God and Him …show more content…
However, at this point, Hamlet has turned his back on virtually all of his beliefs, except that he still believes in an afterlife and salvation for those who repent. The issue for Hamlet comes with that fact that, first, he is attempting to get revenge for his father, and second that he is trying to determin the final destination of his uncle. “Tis heavy with him; and am I then revenged/To take him in the purging of his soul,/When he is fit and seasoned for his passage?/No.”(3,3,84-87) Hamlet recognizes the gravity of what he is wishing to do to his uncle, and he does not want to foil his plans by sending him to heaven upon his induced death. Hamlet's solution, then, is to wait until time has passed and the king is no longer remorseful for his murderous action, then he will catch his uncle in sin, from which he has no time to repent and take his life in that
In Hamlet's soliloquies he speaks of everything from early mourning, to suicide, to revenge. It seems as though he forgets to process all that has happened withing his family and simply tried making a solution for something he had not yet fully processed. He makes the Chirstian argument against suicide and even murder at times, but as the play goes on, Hamlet becomes more entrapped by his own demise. Finally, in Hamlet's sixth soliloquy, he makes it clear that he wishes to kill his uncle, the king. Yet again, however, he finds another reason not to continue with his plans: Hamlet fears his uncle's salvation could allow him to entire heaven upon his death. “A villian kills my father, and for that,/I, his sole son, do this same villain send/To heaven.”(3,3,76-78). Hamlet seeks more than just revenge. As the readers, lets assume, for a moment, that Hamlet's father was accepted to heaven. Hamlet wished not only to repay evil with evil, but to intentionally do it at a time when his uncle was “about some act/That has no relish of salvation in't-”(3,3,91-92). This mindset is more than just seeking revenge in this life; it is an assumption of control over one's salvation that belongs wholly to God and Him …show more content…
However, at this point, Hamlet has turned his back on virtually all of his beliefs, except that he still believes in an afterlife and salvation for those who repent. The issue for Hamlet comes with that fact that, first, he is attempting to get revenge for his father, and second that he is trying to determin the final destination of his uncle. “Tis heavy with him; and am I then revenged/To take him in the purging of his soul,/When he is fit and seasoned for his passage?/No.”(3,3,84-87) Hamlet recognizes the gravity of what he is wishing to do to his uncle, and he does not want to foil his plans by sending him to heaven upon his induced death. Hamlet's solution, then, is to wait until time has passed and the king is no longer remorseful for his murderous action, then he will catch his uncle in sin, from which he has no time to repent and take his life in that