Topic > The Importance of Tragedy in Hamlet - 1298

Hamlet attempts to ask all the disconsolate questions in a rational and logical manner. He wonders whether to live miserably or end his life of pain. He is aware that the nature of his death may be a deep sleep. Then he asks himself: “Sleeping, maybe dreaming, yes, that's the problem; / For in that sleep of death what dreams can come” (1128). The “dream” he fears are the pains that the afterlife might bring. There is no way to be positive because he suffers from his mother's sudden marriage, his father's potential real death case, and the rotten state of Denmark. Thus, Hamlet is forced to question death again. The “To be or not to be” speech in the play also reveals Hamlet's uncertainty: he does not have a firm belief in himself. The subject of his soliloquy is his consideration of suicide. Throughout the speech, Hamlet reflects between two extremes: life and death. In the monologue, he ponders whether he should live and endure the pain or end his life. He also considers the possibility of avenging his father's death. If Hamlet chose to kill himself, he would no longer have to be responsible for his father's revenge