G.Knight

I agree with Wilson's analysis of Hamlet because the theme of the play is death. After King Hamlet passes away Hamlet is brought down with disturbing thoughts, and makes every one else unhappy. He feels that his father's death was not significant in other people's lives. Death affects Hamlet, because his father dies, mother's faith dies, Ophelia dies and is confronted by the ghost, who purely represents death. Since the ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius kills him with poison, and the ghost represents death, the that must mean that "death" told him to avenge his father's death. Basically Hamlet's goal of the story which is to kill Claudius, is merely driven by death. In a way the only reason that is keeping Hamlet alive from his disturbing emotions is death. Even if Hamlet doesn't die after killing Claudius, Hamlet will lead himself to his own death because he cannot survive with his weird emotions and thoughts for long.

So if Hamlet dies should that be surprising? After all his goal is driven by death, he is surrounded by death, which means that if Hamlet dies it makes perfect sense because he is a completely different person before his father's death. After his father passes away he is totally different, thus "inhuman". An "inhuman" person must die because it would be dangerous to society to have such a person around. Thus I agree with Wilson's interpretation of Hamlet because Hamlet is surrounded by death, thus it would make sense if he dies because he completes the death cycle that's going on in the play.