The black humor of HamletThe black humor of Hamlet is the direct result of an excess of anger: it leads to the alienation, then to the death of the people who know, and ultimately causes his own death. First, Hamlet's reaction to his mother's wedding right after old Hamlet's funeral shows that his anger is driving him away from his mother. Second, his reaction to Polonius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern is his indirect anger toward the world, because Hamlet feels like everyone is betraying and using him. Finally, anger toward Gertrude is expressed in conversations with Ophelia that ultimately lead to her death. Hamlet tells Horatio that the food served at the funeral will be the same as that served at his mother's wedding. "The meats cooked for funerals coldly furnished the wedding tables." (Act 1, scene 11, line 180) This shows that Hamlet is really troubled by the fact that his mother marries his uncle the day after his uncle's death. father. Later in the story, he becomes angry with his mother. "Mother, for your love of grace, Do not leave your soul with flattering inaction, No...