Throughout the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet discusses death in several different ways. His ultimate mission throughout the play is to avenge the death of his father. Hamlet’s uncle Claudius poisoned his father and took the throne. During the time leading up to the moment of him finally assassinating Claudius, Hamlet contemplates death and its consequences. He considers suicide and he ponders about the afterlife both physically and spiritually. Hamlet considers suicide at …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…scheme for revenge. If he had simply killed Claudius earlier without delay, than the lives of everyone else would have been spared. Death is one of the main themes in this play. It is looked at from several different standpoints and is also a frequent occurrence. Death started and finished this play. It was also frequently seen throughout as well. Hamlet shows how awful death is and how one bad thing can lead to another.