The concept of hell as "a prison" (Ham. 1.5.19) of "sulfurous and tormenting flames" (Ham. 1.5.6) has intrigued and frightened people for centuries. Fictional characters are no exception. Hamlet, in particular, seems very concerned about the prospect of having to face the consequences of his actions in the afterlife. In Act 3, he fears that Claudius will be forgiven if he dies praying (Ham. 3.3.77-83). In his famous soliloquy "To be or not to be", Hamlet concludes that fear of the afterlife is what prevents man from committing suicide and escaping the miseries of an earthly existence ("Hamlet"). Hamlet is also consumed by the idea of ​​death itself – its equalizing nature, its universality, the physical process of breaking down bones and flesh into filth. But the emphasis on the universality of physical death only highlights Shakespeare's illustration of moral variety. The number of different ways Hamlet's characters face death demonstrates the Buddhist/Hindu principle of karma, or the law of cause and effect. Karma is a term often used in the face of calamity, but the actual definition is neither good nor positive. negative. Karma is, to put it simply, the law of cause and effect. Karma is a cosmic principle that states that what happens to a person is a logical consequence of their actions. In the perspective of karma, God is not the determiner of destiny, but the bestower of destiny, which is indirectly dictated by a person's own voluntary or involuntary actions (Das). Some people, including Hamlet himself, argue that "there is a special providence [even] in the fall of a sparrow" (Ham. 5.2.233-234), that fate controls everything, that destiny is simply playing a game with people's lives in which they are powerless pawns. Ho...... middle of paper ......://www.hamlethaven.com/ophelia.html>.Das, Subhamoy. "What is karma? - About the karmic law of cause and effect." About Hinduism – What you need to know about Hinduism. Internet. March 14, 2011. “Hamlet: “To be or not to be…”” Shakespeare Resource Center. Shakespeare Resource Center. Internet. March 14, 2011. “CRITICAL ANALYSIS SAMPLE.” Critical Analysis Student Essays. Internet. March 14, 2011. .Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Hamlet, prince of Denmark. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009. Print. Tiffany, Grace. “Hamlet and Protestant Auditory Theater”. Shakespeare's Christianity. Ed. Beatrice Batson. Waco, Texas: Baylor UP, 2006. 73. Print.