Dont be Hamlet.

Now that you've mastered the text of "To be, or not to be..." reflect on Hamlet's dilemma and help him make up his mind.  Use the text of the play and your own logic to support your opinion.

      "To be or not to be, that is the question." Hamlet obviously puzzled doesnt know whether to be suicidal or to live on with what he has to deal with. Simply this famous soliloqy is Hamlet talking to himself debating or not whether death is worth giving a shot. To maybe see the "Undiscovered Country" that he talks about. If we analyze whats going on, we actually see that Hamlet doesnt want to end his life because of the fact he doesnt know if after dieing will be worse. I think it is actually really interesting that the reason he wont kill himself is because he does not want "Fly to those ills we know not off" rather than just not being alive anymore. We easily can see the religious role in the book in the soliloqy. Hamlet doesnt fear death itself but he fears what is to come after death. In other words, hes not scared to not be alive anymore, hes scared to be alive in a place that he doesnt know what it is, Heaven or Hell? it could be either or a whole diff afterlife dimention. Though commiting suicide is never the right path to take.
     Hamlet should "be", for one if he was not to be well then there wouldnt be a play called hamlet. Secondly Hamlet is slightly mad, but there is a method or purpose to his madness. Hes not insane or suicidal, he is just simply checking his options. To him at the time death may have seemed like a great thing. He would not have to deal with the tragedies happening and the ones to come or "bear the whips and scorns of time". On the contrary though nobody wants to actually die... Hamlet slowly convinces himself this in his soliloqy. Suicide is a sin and I think Hamlet realizes this. that's one of the reasons he decides to live along with the fact that he still needs to kill his uncle.
      If i could say one thing to Hamlet it would probably be "Life is short, enjoy it while you have it." Even in times of hardship one can find serenity in themselves if they pursue it. I dont think you would want to travel where no traveler returns until your content and lived a long and happy life. Therefor i dont believe Hamlet should end his life, at least not until he fullfills what will make him happy.