Why Is Hamlet Inevitable

The idea that death is inevitable is one of the main meanings of the play that Shakespeare tried to convey to the audience. This can be shown through the various metaphors that were created and expanded upon during the play or by the overwhelming display of death near the end of the play in which nearly the entire cast is massacred. The concept of death in Hamlet is one that is closely tied to Hamlet in which almost every character he knows, including himself, is killed or has died by the end of the play. This is where the sympathy for Hamlet, someone who kills many people throughout the play, is found. Death surrounds him, taking himself and everyone he knows. The audience feels sympathy for Hamlet as they watch everyone around him die, but watching the constant deaths also reminds the readers of the meaning of the play: death is inevitable. The sympathy for Hamlet comes from the death that surrounds him, and this helps to contribute to the overall meaning of the play. To begin, the sympathy for Hamlet stems from watching everyone around him, friends and …show more content…
This is the main source of sympathy for Hamlet, so the death of himself and those who surround him can be used to contribute to the overall meaning of the play, which is that death is inevitable. While basically everyone, with the exception of Horatio and Fortinbras, die in the play, not everyone deserves it. Ophelia did nothing to deserve to drown. The Queen had no knowledge of Hamlet Sr.’s death and didn’t deserve to be poisoned. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were ignorant, but not malicious. This proves that death is inevitable because it happened to people who didn’t even deserve it. The main source of sympathy for Hamlet, which is the death of himself and those around him, prove that death is inevitable because of it happening to those who didn’t deserve