Othello plays out to be a solid leader‚ he still allows Iago to manipulate him. In Hamlet‚ prince hamlet is betrayed by his uncle King Claudius when he killed hamlets father King Hamlet and married his mother Gertrude. Hamlet pretends to be crazy in order to punish Claudius. Hamlet writes a play that tells the story of his father being murdered to get a reaction from Claudius. Othello is the target of a desperado‚ rather Hamlet is the individual who directs the amusement and take the choice‚ considered
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translated as tragic flaw. There is also some increase in awareness and a sense of discovery upon the part of the tragic hero. Hamlet’s biggest flaw in character is that he over philosophises and delays killing Claudius up until it is too late for his family and himself. After he decides Claudius is guilty of murdering his father‚ he still relents from taking his revenge‚ he says “Haste me to know ‘t‚ that I‚ with wings as swift/ As meditation or the thought of love/ May sweep to my revenge.” (Act I
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One can find that‚ looking at all the lines she has in the play‚ they are often simply affirmations to what men have said or ordered her to do. One can see‚ for example‚ that as Claudius and Polonius were plotting to find Hamlet’s love for Ophelia‚ that when Claudius asks Gertrude to leave‚ she simply says “I shall obey you” (Shakespeare 3.1.1725). Additionally‚ one can see the powerlessness portrayed within Gertrude when Hamlet begins to berate her in her bedroom‚ attacking
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father to revenge Claudius due to his thinking‚ Shakespeare creates a “one part wisdom and ever three parts coward” out of him; he is willing to cause pain and heartbreak in a bid to ensure his mother regrets her actions. In this instance Gertrude does not confess her wrongdoings but does admit that Hamlet’s words are ‘like daggers to [her] ears’‚ suggesting that his words are indeed stronger than previous actions against her. When the audience is first introduced to Claudius in Act 1 Scene 2
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Hamlet’s underlying morals concerning revenge as he asks whether he ‘shall couple hell’ with ‘heaven’ and ‘earth’. While this could be seen as a reiteration of the possibility that the ghost was a hellish figure‚ or that even hell cannot comprehend Claudius’ crime‚ it can also be seen as an impulsive recognition of his intellectual response to his task‚ and the ethical question that comes with it. The use of ‘And’ as well as the juxtaposition next to the exclamation of ‘O fie!’ and the caesura in ‘Hold
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the honour of telling his story; how the exceptional prince of Denmark defeated his iniquitous uncle‚ King Claudius. Surely I must honour‚ his last desires‚ but how‚ how do I endure along this path of existence knowing how my revered friend hamlet is slaughtered at the hand of my once friend; the once righteous Laertes. Oh bitter and cruel times‚ the king deceased‚ slain by his own Machiavellian plans‚ the queen‚ finally displaying her fidelity to her son hamlet by disobeying her husband and swallowing
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booths‚ counters and waitresses. She is looking back on what seemed to be a poor experience. The basis of the Machiavellian characteristics was to do whatever it took to gain power and maintain that power. During the time of William Shakespeare being a ruler had nothing to do with being a good person‚ nor did it ever mean doing the right thing. The characteristics that Claudius possess are that he manipulates people‚ he is unapologetic‚ and extremely selfish. Tone Assignment Peter
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Hamlet Shakespeare’s Hamlet explores the complex psychological profile of Hamlet. Shakespeare expertly molds his construction‚ content and language to explore his own social and cultural realities. However‚ it is undoubtedly Shakespeare’s dramatic treatment of the tragic hero’s complex psychological struggle with vengeance and his disillusionment with both his interior and exterior worlds that imbue the play with a timeless universality. In the light of my critical study‚ it has become apparent
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However‚ he has no real feelings for her. When Gertrude is about to drink from the poisoned cup‚ Claudius warns her with a tepid “Gertrude‚ do not drink (Hamlet 5.2.291).” Maurice Charney calls Iago a master of a withering and dismissive contempt (Charney‚ 256). Even as he is setting up Roderigo to kill Cassio‚ he refers contemptuously about Roderigo
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Unit 9 William Shakespeare: comedies‚ historical plays‚ tragedies The Metaphysical Poets I. Types of plays with Shakespeare A. Comedies: they start with a conflict (agon) in a world/space perceived as imperfect‚ the comic brings about chaos that has a potential tragic quality which is sorted out with a marriage ( a return to harmony and togetherness) that suggests the beginning of a better world. Types of humour/comic: language‚ situation‚ character‚ manner‚ gags The mechanism of laughter
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