Why Is Death Important In Hamlet

What exactly is death ? different myths and theologies landscape across an ocean of misbelief, speculation, unclarity and overall, mystery. Something we perceive as the end of life as we know it; that basically serves as a dominant factor during our lifetime. In the Play ‘’Hamlet’’ written by William Shakespeare, death is the subject matter. The main character Hamlet embraces the idea of death with his proclaimed madness as it occurs at a constant during the tale. Throughout this essay we will analyze the aspects of Hamlet’s cognition in relation to death, its philosophy along with its attitude toward others. There are various ideas and definitions of death. Some individuals believe we are considered dead when our heart stops beating as opposed to those who believe that we never truly die. In the tale, the main character Hamlet struggles with comprehending the concept of death on a whole as he holds Yorick’s skull in his bare hands and wonders, if this is all that we are, with nothing else to come. Truth is the idea of
Hamlet is confused as to why the gravedigger has ‘’no feeling of his business’’ as he ask Horatio why does he not feel sorrow (in mid act five scene one) in order to make some sense of what he is witnessing at the grave sight. Hamlet’s metaphysical approach to death is a result of theoretical speculative action. As in the beginning of the tale he is swarmed by constant fear and assumption of death followed by thoughts of suicide where he poses his vast inquiry, To be or not to be, that is the question..(in act three scene one). His acts of speculation lead him to be a brave coward, willing and open to encounter death while at same time petrified; Contradicting the idea of what he poses to