The presentation of main themes can change the audience's perspective on the characters. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the film version of Hamlet by Franco Zeffirelli, there are apparent differences between the presentation of the theme of death. A key difference between the play and the film is how each medium presents the character's death. In turn, this changes the audience's perspective on the characters and their traits. The differences between the execution of the dead in the well-known play Hamlet and Franco Zeffirelli's cinematic interpretation of Hamlet lie in the depiction of Hamlet's death and funeral (I), the hysterical mourning of the queen and d 'Ophélie, as well as the perspective. on the death of the royal couple which reconstructs the understanding of the characters and their personalities. Comparing the play and the film, Hamlet's death (I) reveals itself differently. In the opening scene of the film, scene i of act I, the audience sees Hamlet (I) lying in a coffin at his funeral. The funeral takes place at Elsinore Castle in Denmark. In the film version of the famous play, the Queen cries hysterically as she throws herself on the coffin. In Act V, Scene II of the play, it's every man for himself: kill or be killed. Claudius shouts at Gertrude not to drink the wine and she appears oblivious to the poison. King Claudius says “Gertrude, don’t drink” and the queen responds “I will, my lord; Please forgive me” (Shakespeare V.ii.282-283). It is suggested that Claudius loves Gertrude as he tries to stop her from drinking the poisoned flask of wine. However, in the film, Gertrude's character's facial expression seems to know that the drink is poisoned, as if she is sacrificing herself for Hamlet, thus illustrating her maternal instinct. This maternal trait adds more depth to her character and moves away from the incest suggested in the