"All that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity."
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1.2
I love this quote for it is very true and applies to everyone no matter what religion, race, sex, age or gender a person is. This line is universal and will not die over time. From a beggar roaming the streets to a millionaire living in a mansion, everyone has to die. Here Shakespeare shows the people how nobody can escape death. He mentions how people pass “through nature into eternity.” This is to say that people return to where they come from. Even if you shock the world like Alexander the Great, in the end you will still turn to dust and return to the nature. Nature is the course that keeps going without an end.
I also liked the fact that ironically this quote was said by Gertrude to Hamlet. Instead of being a mother who comforts her child, Gertrude is basically saying ‘your father died but now you need to move on.’ This quote is used to emphasize how quickly Gertrude moved on from the death of Hamlet Senior to Claudius. Hamlet takes this line as a symbol of betrayal from his own mother.
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