The Tragedy of Mortality Williams Shakespeare's Hamlet is a beloved tragedy studied and enjoyed today by many around the world. Throughout the four hour performance, the audience watches Hamlet as he grieves the loss of his father and tries to make sense out of this new world around him. A ghost informs him in the start that his dear father has been murdered by his jealous uncle/stepfather, Claudius. Hamlet must seek revenge against Claudius in order to allow his father’s soul to rest peacefully. While all this seems like a heavy load, Hamlet is also going through: friend issues, mother issues, girl issues, and the issue that he is only human. Even though most Hamlet readers can not relate to the “saving the kingdom” type theme, they
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The palace guards have seen a ghost of the late King Hamlet. In the conversation between them, they are discussing the former king in battle against Norway. In this battle, King Hamlet kills Norway’s king. Now, Fortinbras, the son of the late king of Norway, is seeking revenge. The palace now has increased security due to the possibility of a Norwegian raid against Denmark. This scene relates to the world today in a couple different ways. The first being, each and everyday soldiers are risking their lives to fight for their countries’ causes. Like the King of Norway, those men and women are not guaranteed to leave the battlefield alive. Every time they go into battle, their battle is not only against the physical opponent; at the same time, they are also going head-to-head with death. Another way this relates to the modern world’s fear of death, is the increased security. In order to try and protect the lives of the people in the country, military and surveillance security in America has drastically gone …show more content…
Both, Ophelia and Hamlet, think extremely hard about their mortality and whether or not life is worth living. Arguably the most well known section of Hamlet is his long speech about the same issue. The speech talks about the fear that people have for death; because of that fear, humans endure the sufferings of life. He says what scares all people the most about death is the uncertainty (Act 3, Scene 1). “To be or not to be--that is the question,” is Hamlet simply questioning to live and endure this world, or embracing the frightening unknown of what death has to offer. While the play in and out of itself is no doubt a work of fiction, this speech is far from being created in the mind of a talented author. Every person, from Shakespeare's time to modern day, try to make sense of the reason of fate’s timing. There are thousands of novels, books, and music discussing this topic. Why do humans have to endure such difficult hardships in their life? Are they worth it? While we all have different answers to those questions of life, we all still have those
The palace guards have seen a ghost of the late King Hamlet. In the conversation between them, they are discussing the former king in battle against Norway. In this battle, King Hamlet kills Norway’s king. Now, Fortinbras, the son of the late king of Norway, is seeking revenge. The palace now has increased security due to the possibility of a Norwegian raid against Denmark. This scene relates to the world today in a couple different ways. The first being, each and everyday soldiers are risking their lives to fight for their countries’ causes. Like the King of Norway, those men and women are not guaranteed to leave the battlefield alive. Every time they go into battle, their battle is not only against the physical opponent; at the same time, they are also going head-to-head with death. Another way this relates to the modern world’s fear of death, is the increased security. In order to try and protect the lives of the people in the country, military and surveillance security in America has drastically gone …show more content…
Both, Ophelia and Hamlet, think extremely hard about their mortality and whether or not life is worth living. Arguably the most well known section of Hamlet is his long speech about the same issue. The speech talks about the fear that people have for death; because of that fear, humans endure the sufferings of life. He says what scares all people the most about death is the uncertainty (Act 3, Scene 1). “To be or not to be--that is the question,” is Hamlet simply questioning to live and endure this world, or embracing the frightening unknown of what death has to offer. While the play in and out of itself is no doubt a work of fiction, this speech is far from being created in the mind of a talented author. Every person, from Shakespeare's time to modern day, try to make sense of the reason of fate’s timing. There are thousands of novels, books, and music discussing this topic. Why do humans have to endure such difficult hardships in their life? Are they worth it? While we all have different answers to those questions of life, we all still have those