This monologue was said by Prince Hamlet after he found out that his mother and uncle had killed his father and they had already had an affair. At this time, he is suffering, confused and full of doubts about life. He thinks it is meaningless to live and suicide is better, but he is afraid of death. I wonder if people will go to hell after death? So in this monologue, he hesitated very much, thinking about whether to "do or not".
In Hamlet, Hamlet's attitude towards fate has changed several times, even seemingly contradictory. Hamlet initially thought that fate was changeable, neither promoting good nor punishing evil, but bringing disaster to noble people. Like Machiavelli, he cursed fate as a "whore" and said in a monologue that he would stand up against "the tyranny of fate".
But after a "mutation", Hamlet turned to rely entirely on God's will. In view of Hamlet's initial strong dissatisfaction and anger at fate, this mutation can not but be surprising.
By showing Hamlet's two views on fate, Shakespeare not only denied two extreme views on fate, but also showed an appropriate attitude towards fate: human misfortune is not attributed to any external contingency, but to personal nature and choice.
Hamlet plays many roles at the same time in the play. He seems to be a philosopher, an avenger and a playwright at the same time. However, after suffering misfortune, Hamlet could not control his grief and indignation at first, and then complained about the injustice of fate many times. This is a big problem for Prince Hamlet of Denmark. Hamlet's outlook on fate exposed his shortcomings.
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In this play, everyone pays the price for their actions and is judged by fate in different ways. Shakespeare is the final judge.
Hugo once said, "Hamlet is as real as every one of us, but it is greater than us. He is a giant, but he is a real person. Because Hamlet is not you or me, but all of us. Hamlet is not a man, but a man. "
Suffering may be less than one-tenth of Hamlet's, but when it is limited to survival, suffering from life, enduring worldly triviality and impermanence of fate, it seems that it will also fall into the quagmire of contradiction and hesitation.
To be or not to be? Bear it silently or face it bravely? Afraid of running away or struggling forward? There is an inevitable fear of life and fate.
Everyone has to go through difficulties in his life. However, after constant self-denial, after countless meditations and choices, we still have to get up the courage to live warmly in this changeable world.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Hamlet