Hamlet's view of death transforms over the course of the play as he faces various problems and troubles that force him to deal with life differently. This is of particular importance to modern audiences who, unlike the predominantly Christian audiences of Shakespeare's day, present a wide range of perspectives on the subject. For the majority of the play, Hamlet longs for death, but his desire has different tones as he confronts death in different circumstances; From his encounter with his father's ghost to the discovery of his beloved Ophelia dead underground, Hamlet feels an irrepressible urge to end his life. There are obstacles that stand in his way, both internal and external, and Shakespeare's play is an account of Hamlet's struggle with them. When we first meet Hamlet, he is moping around Elsinore Castle over the recent death of his father and the more recent death of his mother. marriage with his uncle. In the first act of the play, it has been two months since King Hamlet was buried – a fairly short period in terms of grief, but not so long that the family members could not plausibly start their lives again, as the play said. Hamlet's mother. did by marrying her late husband's brother. Hamlet is still in mourning clothes, is entirely obsessed with the loss of his father, and is frankly mortified and revolted by his mother's apparent indifference. In the play's first conversation between Hamlet and his newly married parents, they chastise him for his "stubborn condolences" toward his father (1.2.93). They believe that “Hamlet's long mourning for his father is contrary not only to the rule of nature, grace, or grace, but also to heaven” (Hassel 612). Thinking about death makes Hamlet an unpleasant person to new...... middle of paper ......zlw4MBx3Rc3yxAK4i00QEjo#v=onepage&q=&f=false>.Gottschalk, Paul. “Hamlet and the Scan of Vengeance.” Shakespeare Quarterly, 24.2 (1973): 155-170. JSTOR database. November 13, 2009. Hassel, Chris, Jr. "Hamlet's too, too solid flesh." The Journal of the Sixteenth Century, 25.3 (1994): 609-622. JSTOR database. November 13, 2009 <http://www.jstor.org/stable/2542637>.Russell, John. “Dust and Divinity: Hamlet’s Fractured World.” » Hamlet and Narcissus. Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Presses, 1995. 39-50. Rep. in Shakespearean criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee. Flight. 92. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 39-50. Literary Resource Center. Gale of wind. November 14, 2009. Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Bedford's Introduction to the Theatre. Ed. Jacobus, Lee A. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. that of Martin, 2009. 340-393.