Theme Analysis


A very evident theme in act five was revenge. Laertes goes against Hamlet because Hamlet killed Polonius. He thought it was the king and it really was Polonius, and as a direct result of that Laertes sister committed suicide because she couldn't cope with the death of her father. At the end of the play numerous deaths occur and most of them deal directly with revenge. Hamlet dies as a result of a stab wound from Laertes that was revenge Laertes was totally blinded by the king that he blamed Hamlet for the death of his sister when really she killed herself. His father on the other hand was an accident there should be a little sympathy shed for Hamlet I mean he's having to deal with alot of stress but the death of a beloved one or ones in this case would make you do anything even kill.

-Branden Willison


Another very present theme in this play is death. This act ends the whole play and ends the lives of the King, Queen,Hamlet,Laertes, and in between scence the death of Ophelia. Ophelia's death is represented by a burial at the beginning of the Act. The presence of death is evident by the fact that the whole first scene is in a graveyard. The second scene deals with the murders of the majority of the main characters and the thought's surrounding the death of all the main characters. When the queen dies as a result of poison meant for Hamlet, directly associated with the King. Queen Gertrude takes a sip of the cup against the protest of the King. She dies momentarily, Laertes bestows a cut on Hamlet that is poisoned. Hamlet in turn stabs Laertes, then Gertrude tells Hamlet that the King poisoned the drink meant for him. Hamlet then kills the King by running a blade through him. In the end we watch Hamlet pass at the hands of Laertes and die in the arms of his beloved friend Horatio. I would have to say that this Act has a great deal to do with death.

-Patrick Roden