Critics of Hamlet, such as Patrick Cruttwell in his writing The Morality of Hamlet—`Sweet Prince' or `Arrant Knave'?, explored the purpose of religion throughout the play to aid setting a value set that the characters either worked with or against. Cruttwell addresses how this affects the overall perception of them as immoral or moral as religious values often clashed with the values of the time period surrounding honor. Similarly, in the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare presents religious allusions and monologues focused around religion throughout the text paired with the figurative language, such as dark or angelic diction, and natural imagery to speak to the manner that humans attempt to create stability in their fates with religion and
