Death itself is a powerful device used throughout literature thou shakespeare uses it beyond it typical use of the time, to drive his characters to develop, perform acts out of vengeance, hate, guilt and fear …show more content…
From the start shakespeare has set up Hamlet to be a catalyst to present death in human form, showcasing the ill effects when one has accepted their death and the death of others.Despite the fear of death is his father king Hamlet that demands vengeance, a brittle and broken Hamlet the catalyst, is slowly worn down by the demand of his father and it gradually changes Hamlet into the weapon of