Learning from Hamlet The play Hamlet was published in 1603 by William Shakespeare and it tells about a young adult, Hamlet, who wants to avenge the death of his murdered father. Shakespeare’s stories, specifically Hamlet, will continue to live on past his death because people can relate to some of the situations and what the characters are going through. The many themes in Hamlet include family, revenge, religion, and death. The story of Hamlet can have meaning in today’s society in its portrayal of suicide, which is still a problem today. In Hamlet there are many references to suicide and death. Hamlet talks about how he wants to take his own life multiple times, but stops himself from doing it because he know that his religion says if he
