Hamlet is the first of Shakespeare's four tragedies and one of the four famous plays in Europe.
As soon as it was born, it swept throughout Britain, and then spread to the whole world with sailors who sailed far away.
For hundreds of years, countless theatergoers have relished the twists and turns of the battle for the throne in the book, as well as the generous lamentations of the prince's revenge.
But what is really thought-provoking is actually the hidden tolerance and entanglement, pain and grinding of the protagonist Hamlet along the way.
After watching "Hamlet", I realized that if a boy wants to grow into a man, he must at least go through three tribulations.
1
Survive the sadness of loss
As a Danish prince, Hamlet was born with everything that many people in the world dream of.
His father, the King of Denmark, was very caring for his wife and children; his mother, the Queen of Denmark, was gentle and beautiful, loyal to her husband and loving to her son.
More importantly, Denmark was stable and powerful at that time, and even Britain, which later known as the "Empire of the Sun Never Sets", was now only a vassal of Denmark.
With the blessing of the state and his parents, Hamlet can go to the school he wants, make interesting friends, love the girl he likes, and live the life he wants.
He could have lived this life without worry and happiness.
But suddenly one day, everything changed.
Bad news came from the palace that the old king was bitten to death by a poisonous snake while playing in the back garden.
Hamlet, who was studying in Germany, hurried back to the funeral, but was shocked to find that his uncle Claudius had crossed himself and ascended the throne first.
The mother, who had always been in love with her husband, had only been widowed for a month, and to everyone's surprise, she remarried to Claudius.
Hamlet still has a home in name, but that home is no longer a warm harbor, but a cold cage.
His mother was alienated from him, and his uncle was so suspicious of him that he would not even allow him to return to Germany to continue his studies.
Hamlet remains the revered heir to the throne on the surface.
But everyone, including himself, understood that his position was in jeopardy and that his future was in turmoil.
But what pains Hamlet even more is the truth behind this change of throne.
One night, he met the ghost of his father.
The old king said that it was not the serpent who killed him, but the king's uncle Claudius.
His father angrily demanded that Hamlet kill his uncle to avenge himself and put an end to the chaos in the Danish court.
Hamlet sadly discovered that he had lost not only the shade of his loved ones, but also all the rights to innocence and weakness.
Even if the days ahead hurt, he will learn to change from a carefree boy to a responsible man.
Writer Bai Xianyong said: "All maturity in life begins with loss. ”
In the bitter life, a little bit lost the willfulness of crying and laughing, and gradually learned not to be insulted.
In the endless setbacks, layer by layer, he lost the uninhibited edge of youth, and slowly learned to compromise and meld.
Day by day, looking at the elders who shield themselves from the wind and rain, growing old in the ruthless years;
Step by step, in the passage of time, I learned to hold an umbrella for myself and my family.
If you want to bear the pain of loss, you must forge your own steel and iron bones.
2
See the sinister nature of the human heart
After learning the truth about his father's death, Hamlet is sad and has a bad behavior.
But when he was at the lowest point in his life, what was waiting for him was not the condolences and help of relatives and friends, but the cold betrayal and cruel exploitation brought by these people who had been close to and trusted.
Hamlet, who was under the close surveillance of his uncle Claudius at the time, was in an unusual mood that alerted Claudius.
In order to find out the truth, Claudius sent two groups of people to test Hamlet.
The first to be sent out were Hamlet's teenage friends, Rosenklands and Gildenston.
The three were like-minded and once very close. But seeing Hamlet lose power, Rosenkrands and Gildenston immediately abandoned their friendship.
They willingly accept Claudius's assignment to find out if Hamlet has any intention of revenge.
According to Claudius's arrangement, he pretended to escort Hamlet to England.
But the real purpose was to send Hamlet to the butcher's knife of the English king.
The second group sent to test Hamlet was Ophelia, the daughter of the chancellor Polonis.
To be sure, Ophelia was a kind-hearted girl who had always loved Hamlet simply and was loved by Hamlet.
Unfortunately, her father, Polonis, was a man who was smoked by lust.
When Hamlet's father was still king, he acquiesced and encouraged his daughter to fall in love with Hamlet.
But as soon as Claudius came to power, Bolognes immediately demanded that she keep her distance from Hamlet.
When Polonis discovers that Claudius needs someone to test Hamlet, he shamelessly asks his daughter to be the bait.
Keigo Higashino said that there are two things in the world that cannot be looked at directly, one is the sun, and the other is the human heart.
Holding high and stepping low is the reality of human nature. Harming others and benefiting oneself is the norm of the human heart.
When you are full of flowers, naturally someone will come to add flowers. But that sentence of praise is actually a knife to kill.
When you are weakest, you are surrounded by rich wolves. The poorer and more impoverished, the more people fall into the well.
Human feelings are like paper, and they cannot withstand temptation. The world is like a chess game, and it can't give expectations.
Only by polishing your eyes and using time as a sieve is to sift out all false feelings.
Keep those rare hearts to accompany you through the rest of your life.
3
Overcome the cowardice of the ego
Although he has decided to avenge his father, Hamlet's path to revenge is not easy.
His uncle Claudius had ascended to the throne and held monstrous power.
As a powerless prince, Hamlet had little power to confront him.
In order to protect himself, Hamlet chooses to temporarily pretend to be crazy and stupid in order to eliminate his uncle's jealousy.
On the other hand, he also wants to further verify the truth. After all, the information he had came from the complaints of his father's wronged souls, and there was no other evidence.
Hamlet deliberately rehearsed a play for his uncle. The play shows the old king resting in the garden, and a wicked man sneaks in and poisons the king.
Claudius, who was watching the play offstage, suddenly changed color.
Hamlet, who has been watching coldly, can finally be sure that the other party is the murderer.
But as a young man who was too well protected in the first half of his life, Hamlet had a hard time making a decision to kill people, and he hesitated day by day.
Even one day, he bumped into Claudius confessing alone, hamlet knew that this opportunity was a golden opportunity, but he let it go.
Ostensibly, it was because he felt that if Claudius died after repentance, the soul could go straight to heaven. This ending is really too cheap murderer.
In fact, it was this young man who had not experienced much wind and rain, because he lacked the courage to bear a heavy fate, making excuses for himself.
What Hamlet didn't know was that his unusual performance had already aroused Claudius' vigilance.
The cold-blooded usurper immediately sent him to England, intending to get rid of him by the hand of the King of England in order to put an end to the troubles.
Hamlet was cornered and made up his mind to return to assassinate Claudius.
But at this time, the Danish Royal Palace had already laid a net of heaven and earth.
Claudius not only arranged for a superb swordsman to challenge Hamlet, but also prepared poisoned wine and poisonous swords in advance, and tried his best to kill him.
After a mess of chaos, Hamlet finally kills Claudius with his own hands and avenges the Blood Sea.
But his beloved mother and lovers were implicated and died, and he himself was seriously injured and in danger.
When he was dying, he commissioned his attendants to tell the world the truth of revenge, which was a consolation to himself and his father.
In this life, people will always encounter some things that they don't like, but they have to do.
There is no escape, no hiding, no one to replace, and no one to rely on.
You must face your cowardice alone and fight with all your courage and wisdom.
Writer Geng Shuai said:
We'll fall again and again, just not so afraid of pain. Stand up and pat the soil and keep walking forward, the wound will heal.
All the scars that have been painful will turn into scales in the years, protecting the softness layer by layer.
Even if all around us are wind swords and frost swords, you and I can still move forward and swallow thousands of miles.
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From the carefree prince to the warrior with the blade of the enemy, Hamlet has experienced too much along the way.
There is hesitation, there is forbearance, there is sadness, there is regret.
Fortunately, although the price was painful, he was finally able to get his wish.
In fact, there are many sentient beings in this world, who is not Hamlet who is struggling in the red dust.
Because of being ripened by pain again and again, there is a step-by-step path to a complete growth.
Only by surviving the sorrow of loss can we bear the solidity of transformation; we can understand the dangers of people's hearts and grind out the harmony of wisdom; we can overcome the cowardice of the self and cultivate a fearless heart.
Mu Xin said, "The years are not spared, and I have not spared the years."
Only after a thousand sails have passed, it is natural to usher in its own broad life.
Author: Insight Mengshu