Poison in the Ears

I am convinced that this play is all about whether we can trust others. In connection with the spying, false reports (even though the messenger may think they are true) and acting, is the momentum for the plot: King Hamlet’s death! Poisoned in the EARS! The author deliberately chose the death to be this way. It is symbolic of the death we go through when we listen to GOSSIP and put our trust in man’s words. It has been the downfall of families, governments and nations. This, in my opinion, is one of the major takeaways Shakespeare intended from "Hamlet." Although there are no hints about where to get truth, we know that "by the power of the Holy Ghost we may know the truth of all things."