Hamlet's Soliloquy...Activity #1...

Alicia Ramirez

Johna Emerick
Judith Botello

William Shakespeare, "Hamlet's Soliloquy" from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Activity 1: What does being alive mean to you? How do you assign value to life? What makes life challenging? What makes it worth living? Describe a few examples that help show you're thinking about how people should value life.

• Being alive means being able to experience new things and using your time wisely to do what you want and having no regrets. A life with regrets is not living. You're just dying inside if you hold back. Be open and willing to face your fears. You know you're alive when you feel all sorts of different emotions. Everything seems to affect you in some way. Life becomes challenging every day you face a difficult situation. The challenges in life make a person themselves though. It ends up defining who they are and what they are capable of facing. Some have a more difficult time at facing challenges then others, just like it a situation can affect some more than others. Everyone has a different opinion to why life is worth living. In our opinion, life is worth living because it brings you happiness. Happiness makes life meaningful, therefor worth living. People should learn how to cherish what they have because no one ever knows what day will be their last. Another thing that makes life worth living is your family who is always by your side when you need them. In general though, most people value life on success. Not necessarily meaning money, but more like which goals and dreams they've accomplished through it.