Hamlet

Is Hamlet's life worth living?

No.

Now granted his entire life has been altered by the death of his father and the nearly immediate marriage of his queen mother to his uncle whom actually is the reason for the unfortunate death to begin with. I honestly think Hamlet's life is only worth living if he can take the mature road and overlook his past to overcome the obstacles lying in front of him. I would like to believe that everybody has a purpose, and Hamlet has yet to serve his to my knowledge. Hamlet needs to live, to be the only noble character left, to be there for others, to do what is right!

Yes and no....yes because he could possibly go on and have a fine life. He has Ophelia...but his father is dead and his mother married his uncle. No because he murdered Polonius and there are lots of messed up things in his life, he might just be depressed for a long time. that kinda sucks.

Yes.  He's a prince, he's wealthy, what more could you ask for. Yes, his father was murdered and his mother married his uncle after, but Hamlet is young.  He has many years left to have happy memories and to fulfill his wants and needs. 

Yes, because he needs to avenge his fathers death. Although his father was murdered by his uncle, his mother betrayed his father, and his friends are now on his uncle's side he still has a reason to live.

First we must compare the pros and cons of Hamlet's life.  His father was murdered by Hamlet's uncle, then his uncle married Hamlet's mom, Ophelia doesn't love him, a ghost is haunting him and persuading Hamlet to kill King Claudius (Hamlet's murdering uncle), while it could very well be satan tricking him, and now he has to move away from everything and everyone he has ever known and go to England by himself.  Thus, no, Hamlet's life is not worth living unless he expects his life to get better very soon. 

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I absolutely believe Hamlet's life is worth living, yes.  Despite facing horribly tragic events in his life, he is blessed in many other ways.  I've seen real people face much more difficult times in their lives and not give up hope.  I'm an eternal optimist!

While Hamlet does not appear to have decided whether his life is worth living or not, I believe it is. He is in a position of leadership as the Prince of Denmark, and his citizens are counting on him. He is the one who has the best chance of salvaging the country after the reign of Claudius.

Also, if one agrees with Socrates that "the unexamined life is not worth living," then perhaps we can also say the examined life is worth living! No one examines himself more thoroughly than Hamlet.