Question

read the passage from act v of hamlet. hamlet: let me see.—takes the skull.—alas! poor yorick. i knew him, horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rises at it. here hung those lips that i have kissed i know not how oft. the main topic of the passage is anatomy. death. humor. infatuation.

Explanation:

Hamlet is reflecting on the skull of Yorick, a person he once knew well. The passage focuses on the finality of death as Yorick, who was full - of - life before, is now a mere skull.

Answer:

death