Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Words, words, words!

"A man may fish with a worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm...Nothing but to show you how a king may go a progress through the guts of a beggar."

With this quote, Hamlet points out the inevitability of death. People might live two completely opposite lives but regardless, they will die. When dead, the only difference between the two type of people, will be the kind of dish they are for the worms. This quote points out the circle of life because it goes on to explain how a worm may eat the remains of a king, this worm is then eaten by a fish, and then the beggar eats the fish. In the end, it is almost as if a king has passed through the body of a beggar. In the circle of life, no human is superior. I chose this quote because it not only vividly explains life overall, but it also is a moral lesson. It teaches one not to act superior or be discriminatory against others because in the end, everyone is not so different.

No comments:

Post a Comment