1. Biblical Application
1.1. Job 3:11 "Why did I not perish at birth and die as I came from the womb"
1.1.1. This biblical passage reminded us of Hamlet's to be or not to be speech. Both Job and Hamlet are questioning the value of life and seeking refuge in death.
1.1.2. In Job, a reoccurring theme is that life/death are bigger than we understand. God's ways are bigger than what we can understand. Neither Hamlet, nor the Bible glorify suicide but show a real side of human emotion when faced with events we don't understand.
2. Quote
2.1. Act 3, Scene 2: "To be or not to be, that is the question... to die and sleep, is that all?"
2.1.1. Act 3, Scene 3: "And so am I revenged. That would be scanned; A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven."
3. Character Analysis
3.1. Hamlet exemplifies the theme of death and mortality
3.1.1. Rationale: Accepted he was mortal/did not fear death. Hamlet was suicidal/had suicidal thoughts; saw death as an escape from his suffering. Hamlet ended up dying at the end of the play.
3.1.1.1. Page Numbers/Scene:
3.1.1.2. Act 1, Scene 2: "Oh God, God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!"
4. Scene Analysis
4.1. Act 5 Scene 2 exemplifies the theme of death and mortality. This is the scene where Hamlet, King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, and Laertes die due to posion.
4.1.1. Rationale: The main characters of the play are murdered
4.1.1.1. Page Numbers/Scene:
4.1.1.2. Act 5 Scene 2; Pg. 1797