Question

v, scene i
by william shakespeare

as you read, take notes to record your ideas about the themes of the play. highlight evidence in the text that helps you identify those themes.

image: hamlet conversing with a gravedigger, pondering death

while conversing with a gravedigger, hamlet ponders death.

act v. scene i.

in this part of the play, two gravediggers talk about whether ophelia drowned herself and whether she should be given a religious burial.

which important topic is discussed in this passage?

• grief
• bravery
• passion
• life

Explanation:

The passage is from Hamlet (Act V, Scene i) where Hamlet converses with a gravedigger and ponders death, and gravediggers discuss Ophelia's death and burial. Grief relates to the sorrow and contemplation of death (Ophelia's death, Hamlet's thoughts on death), while bravery, passion, and life are less relevant here as the focus is on death - related sorrow (grief).

Answer:

grief