Ophelia's Eulogy

     Poor Ophelia... She was once so young and loving. She was so loving that she took her own life when she could not cherish her beloved anymore. She lived for the people she loved, and when they were taken away from her, she did not want to live anymore. 
     When Hamlet became bitter over his mother's hasty marriage- to the man (and uncle) who  killed his father, he became bitter towards all women, including Ophelia. The love he once had for both Ophelia and his mother faded away as he mentally changed into a different person. The same happened for Ophelia when her father was killed and she no longer had Hamlet to be her shoulder to cry on and to have for emotional security and love. She changed into a different person too. 
     Love does that to people, and sometimes it can turn into something psychologically disturbing. Once they have been broken to that extreme, there is no going back to the way they once were. 
     The loving Ophelia we once knew was turned into a confused, lost, and extremely devastated and heartbroken girl. She could not come to her senses to realize that things would turn out better for her. She did not see that she had a brighter future waiting for her, when she could one day live happily and in memory of her father beside her future husband. That did not exist in her mind. All she could see was what seemed like endless darkness and pain for the rest of her life. 
     Ophelia deserves a Christian burial. She lived and loved like a Christian and spread her love to everyone around her until she had none left for herself when she needed it the most. She deserves to remembered and praised for how she lived. Not how she died. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Hamlet's Dilemma

     It is far better to be a man of action, rather than a man of thought. Hamlet's hesitation to kill Claudius was very foolish in my opinion. Although Claudius was forgiven for his sins in that moment when he was praying for forgiveness, it could have been the only chance Hamlet had to kill him. If Claudius had succeeded in killing Hamlet before Hamlet could kill Claudius; then Claudius would just be able to live and rule in tyranny. That is not what he deserved for his actions of killing King Hamlet. Also, Hamlet would have never had to bear the pain of watching his mother be poisoned and killed, because of Claudius, who was the root of all of the trouble.
     I don't think that Hamlet has much at stake, because everyone realizes that he hasn't been the same since his father died. Hamlet's actions are somewhat justified because of his psychological state, and I do not think there would be serious consequences for him killing Claudius, being in that mental state. If Claudius would be able to get away with killing Hamlet, Hamlet should be able to get away with killing Claudius.
     Of course with religion or any ethics, murder is not taken lightly. Although characters throughout the play and throughout history, many get away with it. People will claim they are doing God's will by doing the most evil things, even racial cleansing, and still have no consequences. In reality, a "god" who does good works would not want his people to be killing each other. 
     I believe that Claudius is guilty, but what makes it worse is his insincerity towards Hamlet, when he knows that he killed his father. If he were not guilty, he would try to act more sympathetic and caring to prove it, but instead it's all fake. Even in the end when we see that he was only proven guilty when everyone was poisoned and even then, only Hamlet was doing something about it. This situation between the two, has not been interfered by anyone else, so it is like a battle that doesn't really end until many others die. Hamlet would be better off to end Claudius' life sooner than waiting on it and just thinking about it.