Death in Hamlet Essay written by: Juliette “So shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause,” (Hamlet, Act V, Scene 2, Lines 381-384). So says Horatio, best friend of Prince Hamlet in the final few lines of the play. He speaks these words after the deaths of Hamlet, Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Laertes, son of Polonius. …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…Hamlet’s lover, and Prince Hamlet himself. All of this death does make a point. The point is that of universal mortality. The idea is, that no matter how important someone is, he or she will still die. No one can escape this fate. As Prince Hamlet remarked, “Your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service—two dishes, but to one table. That’s the end,” (Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 2, Lines 23-25).