From"Hamlet"toseelifechoicesAstheproverbsaysthat,onethousandreaderswillhaveathousandHamlets.Differentreadershavedifferentfeelingsabouthis"Tobeornottobe".Themostclassicalversionofthetranslationis''survivalordestruction".Atfirst,IthinkthetranslationisasetherealastheoriginalEnglishsentence,butafterreadingseveraltimes,Ifinallyfindtherealmeaninglies・Manytimes,IthinkHamlet'smadnessisnotcompletelyfittedout,butbeingabruptlyforcedbythepainfulreality.Father'sdeath,hisuncle'sbetrayal,aswellasmother'streachery,thenpileblowforyoungHamlettopassgas.HeisnoIongerthegentleprince,butadespairingavenger.Hedenouncedhismothermanytimes,alwaysonalookofindifferenceforOphelia,evenaccidentallykilledOphelia'sfather.••…Finallyhewassuccessfulinrevenging,butpaidaterribleprice・Belovedgirlfellintothewateranddied,aclosefriendwaskilledbyhim,motherdrankthepoisonedwinewhichpreparedforhimanddied,wecansaythathekilledallhismostvaluedpeopleintheworlddirectlyorindirectly,SoIcouldnothelpthinking,isitmakessenseforHamlet'srevenge?Ifhehadknownthecostofrevengeisnotonlyhisownlife,aswellaspeoplewholovedhim,willhestillchoosetoavenge?Maybehewill,inthebook,Hamletregardedthehumanityandmoralassupremacyandwaswillingtocosteverythingtodefend.HeabidednormsandwasnotarbitrarilytakerevengeafterhearingClaudius'sconspiracy,butdecidedtoprobesoastoensuretherealitythatClaudiusmurderedhisfather.Whenheblamedhismother,hewasinclinedtof,enlightenherwithreason.11SuchHamlet,eventosacrificeeverything,hewascertainlymaintaintheaestheticidealinhismind.Howevercanwesaywhetherthedecisionhemadeiscorrectornot?WecansaythatHamletwasconstructorofhislasttragedy.Hecouldhavesuccumbedtohisfate,notprobingthetruthdeathofhisfather'sdeath・ButhisPersisteneeoftruthdoesnotallowhimtoturnablindeyetosomethingfilthy.Heeventuallyfulfilledhisownpersonalityandunyieldingpursuit,butpaidaveryterribleprice.If,Hamletchosetoturnadeafeartoitafterlisteningtothespiritsdirectly.Claudiuswouldbethebiggestwinner;thequeenmaylivesveryhappy,Claudiuswouldnotdie,Hamletandhisbelovedgirlwouldlivetogether,aswellashisclosefriendLaertes.Intime,hewillforgetthewordsofthespiritscompletely.Maybeafterafewyears,hewouldinheritthethroneandbecomethemostdistinguishedthemostpopular;themostmercifulandthemostgenerouskingofDenmark・IsrVtthatahappyending?No!ThisiscontrarytotheaestheticsofHamlet・Butwhatelse?Icannotjudgethisbehavior;butasamortal,amortalwhoisassociatedwiththesurroundingworldinseveralaspects,Istillcannotdothatsodecisively.Itissodecisivethatmakeshimnotonlyhateful,butalsorespect・赵晴09