Fear Of Death In Hamlet

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Many people are afraid of something whether it be certain animals, bugs, plants, or even people. However, I believe that everyone has a fear of death. When you die you don't know what happens afterwards. Some people think that your energy absorbs into the earth and you just become energy in the earth. Others believe nothing happens everything is simply black and your nonexistent. Christians believe that when you die you either go to heaven or hell instantly and for eternity. In the play Hamlet Acts 4 and 5 there are important points on death. I believe that these acts contain three important messages on death.
First of all, the first message is you cannot avoid death. Many people have tried to avoid many things in life, for example, getting old. People think they can avoid just by using anti aging creams and putting on makeup but that's not the case. You can’t avoid getting old just like you can't avoid dying. The lines that remind me of this topic is from Act 4 lines 14-15: “ Oh heavy deed! It had been so with us had we been there.” Hamlet just killed his loves father because he thought he was the king. This reminds me of this message because even though the king did escape death that time he will not be so lucky in the end. …show more content…

This message is very important because it ties back into my message about avoiding death and old age. When you die your body turns back into dust which you were created out of. I don’t understand when people use age defying creams and makeup because when they die it will be for nothing, your body will turn into duse. The lines that remind me of this message is from Act 4 scene 2 lines 4-5: Rosencrantz: “What have you done, my lord, with the dead body?” Hamlet: “Compounded it with dust, whereto’tis nkin”. What Hamlet is saying is that the dead body went back into dust which God created him out