Blog Post 4
In his soliloquy Hamlet is wondering if the crazy life he is
living is really worth living. He wonders this because he is feeling
heartbroken and down. He is afraid of what happens after death, hence him
wondering the dreams during deaths’ sleep. He is going over everything that has
happened in his head and is debating whether or not it is worth putting up with
anymore.
Some imagery that refers to the uncertainty of death is
wondering what dreams occur durings deaths “Sleep” this gives the common reader
the ability to imagine what Hamlet is imagining because everyone has slept and
had dreams and can now imagine what death might be like and how we don’t know
what happens after death. Imagery that hamlet uses to represent the negative
experiences in life is when he mentions being humiliated, the abuse of
superiors, being insulted be arrogant people, broken hearts, wrongdoings of the
courts, rudeness in everyday life. This gives most people at least one, if not
many, experiences that they have in common with Hamlet at this certain time
period. They have this connection because everyone has had a mishap that has
caused humiliation, been yelled at, or has done something wrong. This gives
them common ground with Hamlet that allows them to somewhat feel what he is
feeling. Hamlet uses Pathos to appeal to readers because he is arguing whether
or not living with all of the negative emotions in life is worth fighting for
or if it would just be easier to remove oneself from this life. The two
metaphors he uses in the speech are describing death as a sleep and describing
the negative emotions of life as the “grunt and sweat” of an “exhausting” life.
Hamlet comes to the conclusion that life is not worth living and that it may be
more pertinent to just end it.
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