Hamlet Essay

Everyone can talk the talk, but it takes a true individual to walk to walk. Hamlet was all talk and no walk. In the end, all his talk lead him to talk straight to the grave. "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." (Ephesians 4:29). Words are powerful tools that influence and predict future actions. The way we speak and what we speak of, they're all important factors of action.  Actions are for but the moment, word's will carry on for a lifetime. It's important to be aware of what we say and pay attention to the way we announce it. As individuals, we have the ability to speak life and death unto others. We each posses a powerful gift that can allow us to speak blessing or curses unto those around us but tend to forget that we get what we give. Throughout the play Hamlet only speaks of death and negativity . He remains skeptical and unpleasant from the moment he is introduced to the audience.  Hamlet's character remains mentally corrupt throughout the play, speaking in a tone of hate and disgust from the moment we meet him. The bible states that the tongue is sharper than a two edged sword. It's ability to destroy is more painful that any weapon. This being said, Hamlet was his own poison. Harsh words and vengeful thoughts not only killed those around him but they also caused the final blow that ended his life.

Words are weapons, they are intended to protect but in the wrong hands they often destroy. Hamlet used words as a defense mechanism.  Standing up for himself and what appears to be his fathers honor, Hamlet single-handedly  manages to corrupt the palace. After analyzing the play I came to realize the cause of every ones death was Hamlet. Once he had spoken everything began to descend.  "O that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself to dew! Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God!" In Hamlets first soliloquy, Act I Scene II, he debates whether or not to kill himself. Though he does not act these claims out, they are the beginning to the train wrecked tragedy that is Hamlet. 

Think about it. The tragedy all starts with a few words. Hamlet claims that he will kill Claudius for murdering his father, he soon creates a play to expose Claudius for the swine he is. Once Claudius has been exposed, Hamlet soon confronts his mother which then transcends to Hamlet killing Polonius. Ophelia then commits suicide due to the melancholy of losing her father and Rozencratz and Guildenstern are killed in Paris. Hamlet then returns home bearing more negative words that lead to the death of Laertes, Gertrude, Claudius and Hamlet himself. The entire tragedy was caused because Hamlet didn't know the power of words and how they can affect the life of others as well are himself. By allowing his self-overhearing to remain negative, his negativity soon landed on those surrounding him and caused them to suffer as well. Though the results of Hamlets negativity we're a bit extreme, we all suffer or have suffered the same problem. As a student, it's common to being to doubt myself in my work. The more I doubt my abilities, the more realistic my doubts become. While learning To be, or not to be, I began to doubt whether I could memorize it in time and recite it as well as my peers. It soon became difficult to memorize what I was reading and I keep mispronouncing and stuttering my words. I got to the point where I became unable to progress. My frustration soon began to frustrate others and they too began to face difficulties. 

Words are the gateway to actions. If misused and abused, the words go from letters on paper to problems in reality. We cannot achieve our goals and reach for great things if we don't have the mindset for it. Hamlet's words were driven by death instead of life, now he's dead and so are his loved ones. Had Hamlet been more positive, his story would have ended differently. Hamlet had a theme and an important message hidden within the text. that expressed the importance on the way we speak. We must strive to keep positive and ensure that our self-overhearing is encouraging us to live better. "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." (Ephesians 4:29).