Death and Hamlet
"So shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause," (Hamlet, Act V, Scene 2, Lines 381-384). So says Horatio, best friend of Prince Hamlet in the final few lines of the play. He speaks these words after the deaths of Hamlet, Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Laertes, son of Polonius. Also dead are Hamlet, King of Denmark, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, former friends of Hamlet, Polonius, councilor to the King, and Ophelia, daughter of Polonius. Death is an extremely prevalent theme in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. However, each death is unique in circumstances, causes, and effects. Three important deaths in Hamlet were the deaths of King Hamlet, Ophelia, and Prince Hamlet. The first, and probably most important death in Hamlet, is the death of Prince Hamlet's father, Hamlet, King of Denmark. Even though this death is not portrayed in the play, it sets off a chain of events that comprise the plot of Hamlet. Hamlet, King of Denmark died recently before the play begins. Claudius, King Hamlet's brother, succeeded him. This upset Prince Hamlet, who thought he should be the suc
However, she was also Prince Hamlet's girlfriend. The idea is, that no matter how important someone is, he or she will still die. It is most likely that she committed suicide, though there was never any evidence to that effect, and it is impossible to say for sure. Hamlet did this because he thought it was Claudius who was hiding there. In the very last scene of the play, Prince Hamlet is killed. Among those who died were Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, Polonius, councilor to the king, Laertes, son of Polonius, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Prince Hamlet's former friends. The point is that of universal mortality. O, woe is me T' have seen what I have seen, see what I see! Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, Lines 158-164 She is lamenting the fact that Prince Hamlet has gone mad and does not love her as he used to. Therefore, as Hamlet dies, so do many others. That's the end," (Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 2, Lines 23-25). Hamlet then stabs Claudius with the poisoned sword, and he dies. The ghost goes on to say, "The serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his crown," (Haml!et, Act I, Scene 5, Lines 38-39). The queen drinks from a poisoned cup that was intended for Hamlet and dies. This sets up the circumstances that cause the remainder of the action in the play.
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