One theme in Hamlet is "Death conquers everyone in
the end." How does this passage develop that theme?
Gertrude: Sweets to the sweet: farewell! [Scattering
flowers.]
I hop'd thou shouldst have been my Hamlet's wife;
I thought thy bride-bed to have deck'd, sweet maid,
And not have strew'd thy grave.
-Hamlet,
William Shakespeare
The passage shows that even the young and
innocent can meet untimely deaths.
The passage shows that expressing grief can help
someone come to terms with a loss.
The passage shows that one can defeat death by
embracing life's sweetness.