Analyze This!

"Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,

And thus the native hue of resolution

Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought"

How true this is. Lets ask ourselves, what makes our human condition sometimes appear so dark and gloomy? What makes our lives so difficult compared to bees for example? Why do these little creatures live their lives routinely and every so swiftly without ever suffering? Perhaps what makes us different from the many other creatures in this world is our stupid and imbecile tendency to think! Had we been truly intelligent and somewhat sophisticated creatures, we would have evolved and had let go of this stupid burden in our lives.

What Hamlet says in his soliloquy in ACT III SCENE I is absolutely true. In his life, he is hesitant and because of his hesitation (which comes from his innate susceptibility towards thought!) he does not act quickly in response to his thoughts. He loses his savage ability to act on instinct because of thought! His need to think and question what he wants to do is ultimately what dooms him! We can see how in David Tennant's Hamlet, Hamlet is hard on himself and is even frustrated when he is giving his soliloquy (posted above is an excerpt). The intonation and facial contortions of the actor supports this theory that Hamlet is hating himself and his human tendency of analysis.

Mother always says,

"Think before you act!"

How absolutely STUPID can this be. I'm not saying this to criticize the millions of mothers that have said this, but I just think that it's something that limits us. Something that makes us, as humans, question our actual level of advancement. All wars have been fought, all murders have been committed, all affairs have been had, all deceptions have been executed because of our need to think and our unfortunate inclination towards analysis. Perhaps this gift that has been bestowed on us called "free will" has actually been more of a curse than a gift.