Hamlet develops many themes and topics that become significant to the overall play. Life, death, and uncertainty are reoccurring themes throughout Hamlet. The character of Hamlet plays one of great uncertainty. When faced with a decision, Hamlet is constantly debating on what to do. For example, in Hamlets soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’ he contemplates suicide. He is uncertain of what choice would benefit him more, and how each decision would affect him and the people around him. At the start of the play, Hamlet is very thoughtful and uncertain about many other things, such as the death of his father and the appearance of his father's ghost.
As the play progresses, Hamlet's uncertainty diminishes and the theme of death becomes more prominent. For instance, during Act 5, Scene 1, Hamlet comes to terms with death while he is observing Yorik's skull. Apart from that, he also encounters death with many other characters in the play; such as when he kills Polonius accidentally. Ophelia’s death came as a surprise when the characters found out that she drowned. Hamlet was one of the last people to know about her death. People debated if her death was intentional, but couldn’t come to the conclusion whether it was or if it was accidental. At the end of the play at Ophelia’s burial, Hamlet took her death very emotionally, causing him to act irrationally. For example, when he jumped into her grave with Laertes to prove that his love for her is stronger than that of her own brothers. The death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wasn’t of much importance to the other characters of the play. Since they were only “sponges” and had been used to their full need, their death didn’t affect any of the characters. In Act 5, Scene 2, the Queen is killed from drinking the poison, the King is killed shortly after since Hamlet finally gets his revenge. A battle between Laertes and Hamlet, ends both their lives.
Lastly, the theme of life plays a short but significant role. When Hamlet was debating if he should live or die, he looks at all the benefits life has and what he could accomplish if he stayed alive. He would be able to take revenge on Claudius for killing his father, which has been his main priority throughout the play. Furthermore, Hamlet fears death because what happens after it is unknown. Therefore choosing life keeps him away from his fears. Life also occurs in a more subtle way at the end of the play. Although death plays a prominent role near the end, life managed to take a small part as well. Throughout the play we get to know Hamlet as a character of being indecisive. At the end of the play he portrays a new Hamlet, one that thinks we should “Let it be” and learn to accept our fate. Although Hamlet dies in the end, he accepts it. Thus showing a changed person; a new life.
Hamlet's Soliloquy
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