That it should come to this Why Should I Care

Why Should I Care?

Pretty intense stuff, right?

Hamlet's got some pretty soapy problems. His life sounds more like an episode of Days of Our Lives than the greatest play in the history of the world. Yet, that's what makes Shakespeare's character (and the entire play) so bizarre—and so brilliant. Hamlet's complex psychological response to life and death is like riding an emotional roller coaster.

We're betting you're uncle hasn't just killed your dad, married your mom, stolen the crown to a kingdom, and then called you a wimp. (If he has, you should probably call the cops.) But we're also willing to bet that you know what it feels like to be frustrated with your parents. Or to completely not understand how things got so bad with your boyfriend or girlfriend.

This speech shows us that sometimes life sucks and we don't really know how we got there. We know that looks pretty sad when you put it that way. Sorry about that. Blame Hamlet.

But for all Hamlet's talk of suicide, he doesn't actually commit it. He thinks about how dark and sad the world can be, but he keeps going. Sometimes, we're all frustrated with the world, but we keep pressing on. It helps to have a mini pity party every once in a while. Or in Hamlet's case, a big one.