Select a recurring topic/motif from Hamlet and explain how it is developed throughout the play to communicate a theme or message of the play. Use evidence from the play to support your thesis, including characterization, plot development, dialogue, etc. in order to analyze how Shakespeare communicates the message of the play.
TOPICS TO PICK FROM:
• Fate vs. free will
• Madness/insanity
• Performance
• Disease/Decay
• Doubt/Uncertainty
• Misogyny
• Plotting/Spying
• Divine Justice