Purpose may help to keep conditions such as depression and other illnesses at bay, which could potentially lead to drugs, overdoses and suicide. Ophelia seems to go mad as well. She did not have a purpose either. She did not know herself. Ophelia went through her life doing as she pleased but did not really have an end goal. When she seemingly kills herself it proves to the readers that a lack of goals affects the way that people live their lives. If Hamlet lived in modern times, he might have turned to drugs.
To have a safe, successful life, it is essential to have goals and to have a purpose, because without a purpose, it is common to lose sight of our goals. It is important to have goals to stay healthy, purpose serves to teach us who we are, what we want and how we will go about getting it. Unlike my cousin, I have a plan in sight and I am capable of achieving my goals. I know who I am and what I believe. Knowing who I am is very important to staying on track to getting what I