In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Hamlet struggles with the sudden death of his father at the hands of his uncle. It is at the very beginning of the play that Hamlet expresses his opinion that death would be a peaceful release. But as the show progresses, his attitude slowly begins to doubt the serenity of death. Hamlet had been surrounded by death but had yet to come face to face with it, escaping the lessons the world was trying to teach him. It is in Act 5 Scene 1 that Hamlet has a direct confrontation with death, manifested primarily through the discovery of the skull of Yorick, a close friend from his childhood in the green world. It is through this experience that Hamlet realizes that death is the true equalizer, that all men are equal in death, stripped of all power and position, and that he too will crumble to dust. The step in which this revelation occurs is interesting. his tone. Although it is considered one of the most serious acts and scenes, it is also one of the most comical due to the presence of gravediggers. The undertakers, being part of the com...