ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Yet upon looking at Yorick’s skull, Hamlet suddenly feels sickened. He realizes what becomes of even the best of people after death-they rot away. For Hamlet, Yorick’s skull symbolizes the inevitable decay of the human body.

Detailed explanation-2: - Hamlet Symbolism: the Key Elements Yorick’s skull: highlights the theme of death and the idea of equality of people in the afterlife. The ghost: symbolizes the victory of evil. Unweeded gardens: contribute to the themes of darkness, decay, and death. Ophelia’s flowers: represent her descent into madness.

Detailed explanation-3: -Death permeates “Hamlet” right from the opening scene of the play, where the ghost of Hamlet’s father introduces the idea of death and its consequences. The ghost represents a disruption to the accepted social order – a theme also reflected in the volatile socio-political state of Denmark and Hamlet’s own indecision.

Detailed explanation-4: -In traditional and modern, ghost reflects death and fear, and it never change. In Hamlet, the ghost is a symbol of Hamlet’s father who is killed by Claudius. Its propose is to demand Hamlet to avenge its death.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet meditating upon the skull of Yorick has become a lasting embodiment of this idea, and has been depicted by later artists as part of the vanitas tradition.