Health is an important condition that mankind should be concerned with. Health is commonly linked with youth, although health can be lost or damaged at any age and in many different ways. Because of this, many people take good health for granted. Further into the play, Hamlet pushes Gertrude’s emotions to the brink, causing her to break down and the reader to see her at face value. More importantly, the character’s perception of the world around them affects their mental and emotional well beings.