"The Rest Is Silence"

In my studies, there are no seperate sciences; theories apply to the entire universe and all that lies within, not just a specific area of focus. Essentially social science, physical science, and literary studies are all looking at the same thing from different points of view. Thus, a law of physics holds true to interations between people as well. The law of conservation says that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted into different forms.

A storm builds and grows until it finally bursts, spilling out all of its intensity on the Earth for a few brief hours. Finally, there is calm, there is silence. The potential energy of the clouds is released as kinetic energy of the rain failling towards the ground, and thermal energy is generated as well. Once the natural course of the world is disrupted as Claudius kills the King, a series of events gets set in motion that cannot be avoided. As the tension builds in the story, energy accumulates within Hamlet's angst, Laertes anger, Ophelias plight, and Cladius' guilt. The energy is released in spurts; Hamlet's play, Laertes duel, Cladius' prayer, and Ophelia's drowning each turn potential energy into kinetic energy, turning thoughts into actions, ultimately resulting in death for each of the characters.

Even though energy does not simply disspear, but passed on to the characters affected and the world altered, there is an end to the struggle that each character faces. For in death, "the rest is silence" (V, ii, 330)