Hamlet 1
Shakespeare has crafted a play which uses dramatic techniques to powerfully convey ideas of significance. Discuss this statement in relation to the textual integrity of the play.
In the revenge tragedy Hamlet, Shakespeare skilfully uses of dramatic techniques to construct a space play, with universal themes resonating universal themes beyond the Elizabethan Era. The relevance of Shakespeare’s analysis of the intellect human experience is emphasised by critic Ben Johnson as hewho states "He was not of an age, but for all time!" As the themes challenged by Shakespeare transcend through context the audience achieves a more holistic perspective of the play, evidencing its textual integrity. Shakespeare’s in depth examination of the Renaissance man through his perplexing characters emulates the complexity dichotomy between seeking of vengeance and man’s will inability to act. ConverselyFurthermore, the Shakespeare explores the primitive nature of mankind through Hamlet’s a beastlike characteristics and interactions, allowing continuous discourse of mankind’s relation to beast influences the audience’s view on the success ofto identify with Hamlet’s throughout the play and is significant to identifying with his character throughout time. Furthermore, the ingenuity of Shakespeare’s construction of the play is clearly demonstrated through Hamlet’s comment on the interplay of reality and the convolution of deceit. One’s personal interpretation of the devices ShakespeareShakespeare’s dramatic techniques has are used utilised to convey these complex universal discourses, ultimately informing s one’s personal understanding of the play. Ultimately, Additionally, thethe amalgamation of theses discourses engages the audience form to form a unique opinion of of the event within Hamlet. the interaction of universal human experiences. 9
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In the revenge tragedy Hamlet, Shakespeare skilfully uses of dramatic techniques to construct a space play, with universal themes resonating universal themes beyond the Elizabethan Era. The relevance of Shakespeare’s analysis of the intellect human experience is emphasised by critic Ben Johnson as hewho states "He was not of an age, but for all time!" As the themes challenged by Shakespeare transcend through context the audience achieves a more holistic perspective of the play, evidencing its textual integrity. Shakespeare’s in depth examination of the Renaissance man through his perplexing characters emulates the complexity dichotomy between seeking of vengeance and man’s will inability to act. ConverselyFurthermore, the Shakespeare explores the primitive nature of mankind through Hamlet’s a beastlike characteristics and interactions, allowing continuous discourse of mankind’s relation to beast influences the audience’s view on the success ofto identify with Hamlet’s throughout the play and is significant to identifying with his character throughout time. Furthermore, the ingenuity of Shakespeare’s construction of the play is clearly demonstrated through Hamlet’s comment on the interplay of reality and the convolution of deceit. One’s personal interpretation of the devices ShakespeareShakespeare’s dramatic techniques has are used utilised to convey these complex universal discourses, ultimately informing s one’s personal understanding of the play. Ultimately, Additionally, thethe amalgamation of theses discourses engages the audience form to form a unique opinion of of the event within Hamlet. the interaction of universal human experiences. 9
TheAn individual’s innate desire for vengeance is conflicted byjuxtaposed against an Hamlet’s inability to act, due to hisHamlet’s