FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Ophelia
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Hamlet
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Fortinbras
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Polonius
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the speech, Hamlet contemplates death and suicide, weighing the pain and unfairness of life against the alternative, which might be worse.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet seriously contemplates suicide, but decides against it, mainly because it is a mortal sin against God. Hamlet continues to say that most of humanity would commit suicide and escape the hardships of life, but do not because they are unsure of what awaits them in the after life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet and Ophelia are the two characters in Hamlet who are involved with suicide, although Hamlet only contemplates it, but Ophelia actually commits suicide. Throughout the play, the act of suicide is treat religiously, morally and aesthetically.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet is basically contemplating suicide on and off throughout his soliloquies. In this soliloquy, he compares death to a little sleep, which he thinks wouldn’t be so bad.