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As a counselor, what would be your words of advice to Hamlet? Why is it better to suffer the ‘slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’?

As a counsellor, I would advise Hamlet to first get over the grief of his father's death. It is his death which has saddened Hamlet and weakened him. Although, he is much hurt and lost faith and hope, it would be advised that he try to cheer himself by thinking of the best things that he still has for example Ophelia's love. I would even advise him to take a break and go away from Denmark to calm his mind and settle his thoughts. He should stop overthinking and try to have a positive outlook. He should strengthen himself by learning different things which will help him grow both as a person and a warrior because he's a prince and he should be strong enough to hold his position and claim to the throne.


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'Tis nobler in the mind to suffer'. In today's context, do you think it is a practical and sensible piece of advice. Why/why not?

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'Forgiveness is the sweetest form of revenge" If Hamlet had followed this adage could he have saved his life. Write your answer in a paragraph, based on the story of Hamlets life and suitable examples from his soliloquy.

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As a counselor, you have been asked to address an audience of teenagers on how to build their self-esteem. Draft your speech in about 150-200 words.

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Read this soliloquy written by Colleen Myers

To snooze or not to snooze - that is the question:


Whether 'tis easier to rise on time


And face the harsh light of early day,


Or to stay huddled under the quilt,


And, by hiding, avoid the rays.


To rise, to hit the snooze button-


No more - and by rising to say I face


The early-morning preparations for the events


That each day holds-


'Tis a situation


I do not wish to face.


To snooze, to sleep-


To sleep, perhaps too long. Ay, there's the problem,


For in oversleeping what events may come about


When we are hiding from the alarm's harsh call


Must make us stop and think. That's the idea


That makes disaster of sleeping in.


For who really wants to face the 6 a.m sun,


The first period's quiz,


The morning person's obnoxious cheeriness,


The disappointment in decaffeinated coffee,


The dance class's early rehearsals,


The overly chipper song of the early bird,


And the cold looks


That early-risers send in my late-sleeping direction,


When they too may sleep in


On weekends free from tribulations?


Who would heed the alarm's early call,


To squint and yawn through the first hours of the day,


But that the horror that something may be missed while dozing,


The unknown events that have occurred which


The gossips discuss


While we stand in a confused daze,


Wishing we had risen on time


Instead of seeking those futile thirty minutes?


Thus the chance of missing out does make early risers of us all,


And thus the bliss of sleeping in


Is tainted by eye-opening thoughts of lost news,


And peaceful moments of dreams and sleep


With this regard their paths are cut short


And lose the dark in favor of the harsh light.


In groups of four choose any one of the following and write a soliloquy.


a) To write or not to write


b) To tweet or not to on twitter


c) To sing or not to sing