Death In Hamlet The deaths in Shakespeare's Hamlet were, with some exceptions, morally acceptable & justifiable according to Elizabethan standards. An Elizabethan death was considered morally acceptable as long as it was out of honor and loyalty; as a result of sickness or disease; or if it was accidental. Men who died in the midst of battle out of honor and loyalty for their country received respect and were honored for their actions. To die in such a way was justifiable because there were no evil intentions in the reasons for the death. A death was considered to be immoral if it was the result of mendacious intentions. In the play, Hamlet, th....

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