How do Hamlet's words to the king communicate the theme of death and life in this passage?

The human spirit can triumph over death.

Life and death form an endless circle.

Death can reduce human power to nothing.

Death can be painful and grotesque.

Question

How do Hamlet's words to the king communicate the theme of death and life in this passage? 




The human spirit can triumph over death.




Life and death form an endless circle.




Death can reduce human power to nothing.




Death can be painful and grotesque.

anonymous · Answer

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

by William Shakespeare (excerpt)

HAMLET: A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.
KING: What dost thou mean by this?
HAMLET: Nothing but to show you how a king may go a progress through the guts of a beggar.

anonymous · Answer

The human spirit can triumph over death???

anonymous · Answer

Yes you are correct! Good job.

anonymous · Answer

I was wrong ): And it's not an endless cycle either..