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32. Suicide is an important theme in Hamlet. Discuss how the play treats the idea of suicide morally,

religiously, and aesthetically, with particular attention to Hamlet’s two important statements about suicide:

the “O, that this too too solid flesh would melt” soliloquy (I.ii.129–158) and the “To be, or not to be”

soliloquy (III.i.56–88). Why does Hamlet believe that, although capable of suicide, most human beings

choose to live, despite the cruelty, pain, and injustice of the world?

33. Discuss the theme of death, disease, and decay.

Option Three: Hamlet and The Lion King

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! With r eference t o H amlet a nd T he L ion K ing, d iscuss t he t heme o f r evenge

! With r eference t o H amlet a nd T he L ion K ing, d iscuss t he c haracter p arallels.

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