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MortalityThe weight of ones mortality and the complexities of flavour and death are introduced from the beginning of critical point. In the wake of his fathers death, Hamlet cant stop pondering and considering the meaning of life and its eventual ending. Many questions emerge as the text progresses. What happens when you die? If youre murdered, then will you go to heaven? Do kings truly have a set down pass to heaven?In Hamlets mind the idea of dying isnt so bad. Its the uncertainty of the afterlife that frightens Hamlet away from suicide, even though hes obsessed with the notion.A turning point for Hamlet occurs in the graveyard scene in Act V. Before, Hamlet has been appalled and revolted by the moral corruption of the living. Seeing Yoricks skull (someone Hamlet loved and respected) propels Hamlets realization that death eliminates the differences between people.The sheer number of bodies at the end of Hamlet can be misleading. Even though eight of the ennead primary character s die, the question of mortality is not fully answered. The questions about death, suicide, and what co...