(Don't Be Hamlet)

In his speech, Hamlet is debating whether or not to commit suicide. He has lost his father and has been betrayed by his mother and uncle. Hamlet discusses the hardships of life and wonders if they are worth bearing. He thinks of death as a peaceful time for eternal sleep. While eternal sleep does sound very appealing, Hamlet realizes that death could possibly be worse than life. He describes the possibility that the devil we face in death could be worse than the devil we face in life. "Thus conscience makes cowards of us all." Here Hamlet explains that the fears of the undiscovered life after death has made a coward of him and he is now too afraid to commit suicide but still ponders the possibility.


While life can get extremely hard to bear at times, I don't think suicide is ever a reasonable solution. Life is so short and death is eternal. Therefore, we should live our lives as long as we possibly can. Even if times get hard, a change of setting and people can make things better. I think the smartest thing for Hamlet to do is to change his surroundings. He should move to England and start fresh and meet new people. Sadly, all of the people in his life now have betrayed him, but there are always more people out there. He should abandon the unhealthy situation he is in and start fresh somewhere else. 


The beauty of Earth is that there are almost limitless places to go. There is always going to be a new place with new people that won't know you. This provides for a fresh new life to reinvent yourself and surround yourself with better people. In conclusion, suicide should never be an option because life is so short that it should never be ended early.