In Act 2 Scene 1, Hamlet says the "To be, or not to be: that is the question" (III. i. 58) soliloquy. This soliloquy in a way sums up the events that have caused this living hell for Hamlet.
In this soliloquy Hamlet contemplates suicide. He says that since we do not know what comes after death, we are all afraid and that is why we don't kill ourselves, because life is basically unbearable. I completely understand why Hamlet is feeling this way, and to me it is perfectly acceptable in his situation to have these feelings.His uncle murdered his father, the one man he loved and looked up to; his uncle that murdered his father has now married his own mother, and he cant even be with the one last love he has in his life, Ophelia. If I were in Hamlet's position I too, would be depressed and thinking negatively, and I don't accuse him of being wrong for doing so. What follows this soliloquy is Ophelia entering the room.
Hamlet has just torn his heart out, and just seeing her face gave him a sort of sudden burst of hope.This feeling was short lived when he finds out that Ophelia is there to bring back all the gifts he has ever given her, and to tell Hamlet that she no longer wants his love. She says this with no remorse and with no sympathy. Ophelia is aware that Hamlet is in serious depression and is going through a tremendous amount of struggle at the moment, but still she speaks with no sympathy or affection when she basically tears out any of the reaming pieces of Hamlets heart that he still has left.
However, the way that Hamlet treated Ophelia during the "play within the play" was totally and utterly unacceptable.No matter what Ophelia has done to Hamlet, she did not deserve to be teased with inappropriate sexual references. Nobody deserves to be treated like that, and Hamlet was completely childish and out of line. Hamlet, I was wrong to have supposed the things so as to have thought. At what time thou came to me last, all tattered up and looking round the bend, I became frightened.
I went away to see my father and he bestowed me guidance. I performed out of fear, and I am rightly sorry for how harsh I was. My father was moreover troubled, he thinks thou had gone mad and strong-willed, to take affair to king Claudius.Communally they notion it would be healthier if I stopped meeting with thou before thou got even madder deep in loves aperture. It as well by no means my scheme to return the gifts back. So my father's idea as well.
As for being so cruel and unkind I express regret and offer my request for forgiveness. I was just still afraid and didn't know how to act. I know thy going through a eminent covenant of strain at present, and tis not that I desire to thrust thou away but only that I sense a little distance absent from me would be moral for thou at this moment. (Extra Credit)Hey Hamlet, I was wrong to have said all those things and thought what I did :/ Its just that you scared me when you saw me last. You looked so messed up, clothes all wrinkled and torn up; it was scary! After you came over I went to see my dad who helped me out.
He told me that guys do that when they're too deep in love. He told me you had gone crazy, and I got scared even more. The way I had acted toward you, was strictly out of fear. I didn't mean to come out so harshly. Since my dad was like already worried too, he went to Claudius to see if maybe he knew what to do.Both of them together decided that it was better for me to ignore your letters and kind of stay away from you before you got even crazier and even maybe dangerous.
It was also not my idea to return the gifts and things you gave me. They thought I should do that too. I do really know that you're going through a lot right now, its just I was so lost in like fear that I couldn't really think about what I was doing. I know you probably don't want t hear this but I really am sorry and I hope you understand.
