Given the many problems and trials that young Hamlet is having the misfortune to endure, the emotional anarchy, and the case of possible insanity, he should not commit suicide. Hamlet may be in turmoil at the moment, but he should stand strong. The fact that he cannot open his mouth to utter but one word is only a mere test of how long Hamlet can tough out the situation.
If Hamlet were to give into the suicide, he’d not only be “fixing” his problems, but he’ll only harm others around him. Suicide doesn’t only affect the victim. Already, the boy is having confliction of what may wait for him down the road. This is where everyone can make a mistake and act on an impulse that is easily ready to strike when the individual is vulnerable enough. If his conscious is what is preventing him from blindly rushing in, then Hamlet still has an opportunity of avoiding a huge mistake.
According to some religious beliefs, suicide is a sin and is punishable by eternal damnation. Hamlet is already stopped in his tracks by the thought of this, the uncertainty of may come after he does the dirty deed. “For in that sleep of death what dreams may come…” That line alone is Hamlet questioning the results of if he were to commit suicide. Obviously and understandably, the poor man is tired of all of this, all of this despair, this uneasiness, this agony in which is eating him from the inside.
Hamlet must continue on, he must stay strong even though all of this is too much for him. It’s known that he wants to give up with the swift choice of ending his life, but he shouldn’t. Times get hard; trials will come and test everyone’s strength, so Hamlet must continue on. It will be tough, but on the other side waits a fortune not even Hamlet nor anyone else could obtain.
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