The theme of Hamlet;Death and Decay

Shakespeare's play Hamlet is a well known and has been overly discussed about throughout the world. Finding out just one theme of Hamlet has been an argument for a long time and many agree with me in saying that there isn't just one theme but many sub-themes that go on throughout the whole story. As I read the play, Hamlet, I was filled with many images that sparked my imagination and was mostly dark and …

…expand the mind. Personally the images gave me the impression of an ongoing theme of death and decay throughout the whole play. As reported by Ball " images evoke and expand, rather that define and limit. As reported by Ball images call up associations that are not the same for everyone so a different idea can be formed from everyone. That is why the discussion over "the" theme is so controversy because everyone interprets Shakespeare differently