The Gravedigger and the Inevitability of Death in Shakespeare's Hamlet

Hamlet: From the emergence of the ghosts at the beginning of the play and the end of the blood, Hamlet is full of the concept of death. Comic episode is a better site than cemetery. However, this scene is more than just a comic relief. The encounter between Hamlet and gravedigger is a forum where Shakespeare details the essence of death, a turning point of Hamlet's role. Embarrassing structure and change of mood can help to make Hamlet and audience closer. It is inevitable and universal understanding.

In the early days of the play, Shakespeare hinted that Hamlet was already in his teenage or about 20 years old. But in the 5th cemetery cemetary, the first visit to the tomb - along with the late Hamlet's childhood nurse Yamari Hamlet King Jorik and the clown skull - said, "This skull was scattered over the earth for three years." 22 years "(May 1, 1939) When Yorik died, Hammett was about seven years old. According to this information, Hamlet has to be about 30 years old. What's going on here? Probably: This is a play published in the early 17th century, gravedigger says that Joric died in 12 years, it will make Hamlet about 19 years old. "There is a trash can of the skull for this teenager." However, Yorick died for 23 years like a visit to a grave in the 1623 year folio of the show. That said. Obviously, the 11 year difference between the two versions is the result of editing mistakes.

One of the earliest usage of the word "clown" appeared in Shakespeare's plays. Everyone knows or incorrectly quotes Hamlet 's speech, "poor Jorik ..." - Understanding that a grave digger randomly gave relics to Hamlet was designated as a play There are few people there. For "clown". This word means "Clod" or "Clumsy, boorish fellow" and is thought to originate from the old Danish "Klunni" representing the same meaning. It fully explains the character of the grave digging personality, discusses the details of the rotten corpse and throws out the details of it, but it is hundreds of years not actually used for other people in modern sense