哈姆雷特英文读后感
It is the proverb “1000 eyes of 1000 individual Hamlet” that attracted me to read Hamlet, the head of Shakespeare’s Four Tragedies. I couldn’t help thinking whether Hamlet is so special as to cause everyone to have different thoughts of him? Does he possess any fine qualities that can move us? With these questions, I open the book, and find myself entering an interwoven world of good and evil. What strikes me most are Hamlet’s courage displayed in his revenge, his integrity and the humanism in him, etc.
Revenge
Revenge is the clue of the whole play. The story began with a murder. The king of Denmark died mysteriously and his brother came to power. Hamlet, the son of the previous king, felt that his father’s death was very strange. Moreover, to his surprise, his beloved mother married his uncle soon after his father’s death. After some investigation, a shocking result came to Hamlet that his father was murdered by his uncle. Out of anger, Hamlet began to revenge. In the course of his revenge, Hamlet appeared very calm, patient and courageous. To achieve his goal, he even pretended to be mad. To revenge, Hamlet had gone through so much suffering, but he still held on, and eventually succeeded in killing his enemy.
It’s hard to imagine what a tough revenge that must be! I don’t mean to show my support for this kind of revenge, but I dare say that the qualities Hamlet showed during the course such as patience, honesty, justice and courage worth learning. Just like Hamlet facing his enemy, I may also face with many challenges, problems or difficult situations in my life, I should cool down at first to analyze whether I have the ability to deal with them at the present time. If not, what I should do is just accumulating experience and knowledge, then I will do what I can to achieve my goal. Hamlet can wait for a few years in order to revenge, why can’t I wait for even shorter time to solve a problem?
Humanism
Humanism shines in every part of the book, especially in the image of Hamlet. “Courtier’s eyes, scholar’s tongue, soldier’s sword, flower filled with the country’s hope, mirror of the era, model of the human relations and the center of worldwide attention.” Ophelia’s this description exactly summed up the humanism in Hamlet. Hamlet desires equality and believes the kindness of humanity. For example, Hamlet gives equal weight to his servant and the courtiers and treats his servant as his friend. Meanwhile, as a practitioner of humanism, Hamlet is very kind. He is kind to everyone including his enemies.
The flash of humanity! One can give equal weight to his close friends, but how about strangers? One can be kind to someone he is familiar with, but how about others? In this play, Hamlet gives us the answer that everyone is born equal and should be treated kindly. It’s no wonder Hamlet has become such a remarkable image in literature. It is from Hamlet that I learn how to be a approachable person.
Love
Love is a permanent topic of literature. The roles shaped by Shakespeare always have complex characters, but they have one thing in common: they all know what love is and how to love. Hamlet is a typical representative.
Someone may say Hamlet is so indecisive that he misses many opportunities to revenge. But little to they know, he is afraid of hurting his mother because he loves her so deeply. I think it’s the most shining part of him and the most striking thing I admire. Hamlet can discard all just for his mother, why can’t I? From now on, I will try everything I can do to make up for what I owed my mother. I’d love to share her toil and sorrow. I’d love to see her laugh because it is the most beautiful in the world. I’m willing to devote my time to staying with her. Tiny though the things are, I still expect to show my pure love to my mother. In this sense, all I’ve decided to do are enough, completely enough.
Love is also displayed in the love affairs between Hamlet and Ophelia. They are both not accepted by the world because their behaviors are more than a little different from ones in tradition. However, they are against all the odds and get determinedly together. Their love is born to be a tragedy, but they don’t regret at all. It is enough as long as they have owned. This is what true love is.
Finishing reading this play, I involuntarily want to express my thanks to Shakespeare for writing this great play in which Humanism shines. I also want to thank Hamlet for his reminding me of the true meaning of love and setting a example for me. Many thanks also go to my dear mom, thank her for her unselfish and endless love!