While reading Hamlet’s soliloquy, the intelligent reader can find lots of aspects related to life that are still valid nowadays. One of them is explained in the sentence “the undiscovered country from which no traveler returns” presented in line 24, act 3-scene 1, that I will analyse in the following lines. It is interesting to highlight that the extract mentioned above is a metaphor and it could only be said by a mortal. This can be demonstrated by the fact that only human beings are scared about what awaits them in afterlife.There is no doubt that everyone has to face lots of problems during the course of life but one of the major questions that all humans face is related to their life after death. This topic is widely discussed in Hamlet’s soliloquy and the aim of the following paragraphs is to give a personal interpretation.

Firstly, it can be stated that when he speaks about the “undiscovered country”, he refers to the afterlife. The use of the adjective undiscovered is related to the fact that no one has never returned back from it and, therefore, this brings uncertainty. It can be assumed that life is seen as a trip and we are not aware of the final destination because we do not know about our destiny and what it is gonna happen after our death. It is apparent that this consideration as well as others mentioned throughout the soliloquy are still valid nowadays even though people do not think about it and take life for granted.

Another aspect of Hamlet’s soliloquy that I would like to consider is expressed in the sentence “the pangs of despised love”, which I find very interesting due to its connection with teenagers. Using this expression, Shakespeare highlights the need of Hamlet to be appreciated. The word “despised”, that means hate, reveals the typical adolescent fear: Hamlet is a teenager looking for attention and reassurance. Pang is a very rich word from the semantic point of view,  belonging to the semantic field of physical but also mental pain.

Finally, I would like to conclude saying that I think that Hamlet’s soliloquy is very interesting for readers of all ages and in particular for teenagers as it provides lots of ideas and suggests to reflect on the sense of life.