The play "Hamlet" is full of reoccurring images and themes. In the play, external forces bring Hamlet to fulfill his destiny. His destiny is to get revenge on his uncle for the murder of his father. Fulfilling his destiny causes a lot of unnecessary deaths. Hamlet feels very trapped by this. The themes of external forces, death and entrapment occur throughout the play. Alongside of these themes are reoccurring images. Throughout the play there are many images that refer to an unweeded garden as well as to poison. These images are very important to the play. Both the themes and images tie the play together very nicely.
             In "Hamlet", external forces are one of the main themes. Usually in stories ghosts come back to finish unsettled business or to get revenge on someone. This is true in Hamlet when the ghost of the late king comes back to talk to his son Hamlet. He asks him to get revenge on his brother Claudius for his murder when he says, "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder." (1.5.31) When the ghost says this it sets up the theme of murder and revenge. The role of external forces is important because it establishes the first climax, revealing Claudius' crime. External forces also reveal to Prince Hamlet his destiny of returning honour back to his family by getting revenge. External forces also come back into the play a second time when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude. The ghost of the late king appears to Hamlet but remains invisible to his mother. He has come to remind Hamlet of his purpose when he says, "Do not forget. This visitation is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose." (3.4.126-127) The role of the ghost is important in revealing Hamlet's destiny.
             Another main theme in "Hamlet" is death. This theme recurs throughout the play. First when Claudius murders his brother, the king. This murder sets up the other deaths that are to follow...