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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ and Hamlet are just a few of William Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays. Some would argue that Romeo and Juliet is by far his best and most famous. In this tragedy two families‚ Capulet and Montague‚ are feuding. Despite this problem‚ the two young lovers still meet and continue on to get married. Their love for each other is so strong it will eventually lead to their deaths. The amazing work of Shakespeare and how he created it made such

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    In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the main character Hamlet is believed to have gone insane after the death of his father. There is much evidence in the play that causes one to believe that Hamlet is in fact crazy. However‚ there are also indications to the contrary‚ Hamlet only feigns madness for the purpose of carrying out his mission. He rehearses his pretend madness first with Ophelia for even if he fails to convince her ‚ that failure would not cause him any harm. The language he uses is clearly

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    society? When a tragedy occurs‚ people handle it differently. A stereotype about women is that they are emotional to the point of insanity. Society views men as decision makers and action takers. This sexism instilled in society could lead a person to craziness in itself. The constricting idea that each gender has a role in tragedy is troubling. When a father dies‚ the man takes the responsibility over. Society assumed the daughter is emotionally unstable and in need of assistance. In Hamlet‚ Ophelia is

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    Parallel Characters and Themes in Hamlet and MacBeth     Throughout William Shakespeare’s plays Hamlet and Macbeth  there are many similarities‚ along with many differences. These plays  are both Shakespearean tragedies‚ which often use supernatural  incidents to capture the reader’s interest‚ and consists of a hero that  has a tragic flaw. There are many comparative and contrasting  aspects in these plays.              The opening of Hamlet involves a supernatural‚ as does

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    Eric Mongalez Mr. Fanzone Engish Studying Hamlet In 1603‚ William Shakespeare published what is now known as one of the greatest plays of all time‚ Hamlet. Hamlet tells the story of the King of Denmark being murdered by his brother‚ Claudius. The King of Denmark’s son‚ Hamlet is visited by his father who has become a ghost and the ghost tells Hamlet that his own brother killed him. The rest of the story displays how Hamlet does everything he can to bring justice to his father’s

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    Hamlet Essay The act of revenge never fails to accomplish Shakespeare’s goal of keeping the audience in their seats. Hamlet‚ William Shakespeare’s most well written play carries the theme of revenge or redemption throughout the play. Redemption is defined to be as the desire to undo an injury or a wrongdoing. Many characters felt that they needed to redeem themselves however in doing so‚ they ended up facing death. For some characters‚ revenge had sprouted from their urges to redeem themselves

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    Sexuality In Hamlet

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    The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ written in 1599 repeatedly brings up female sexuality. The emphasis on female sexuality has a lot to do with the time period and gender stereotypes in the time‚ some that are still vivid in the twenty first century. Some of the common disbeliefs are that all women are associated with corruption and temptation (Wilcox 45)‚ this stereotype comes about from the story of Adam and Eve‚ which has been around since the creation of Christianity. Hamlet was written

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    Metaphysics in "Hamlet"

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    Of all the plays by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet deals the most with what lies beyond this terrestrial sphere. In the words of Michael Neil‚ "Hamlet [is] a prolonged meditation on death." It is a study of life beyond death‚ in the metaphysics of the eternal soul‚ the afterlife‚ and the eternal consequences of temporal causes. Characters in the play are obsessed by the afterlife. Hamlet ’s fixation on suicide is possibly the most obvious example of this. In one of his soliloquies‚ he confesses

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    Efthimios Mariakakis Professor Mihailovic 5-14-01 Though Shakespeares’ Hamlet and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King were written in two different eras‚ echoes of the latter can be found in the former. The common theme of Hamlet and Oedipus the King is regicide. Also‚ like in Oedipus the King‚ there is a direct relationship between the state of the state and the state of their kings. Furthermore‚ there is also a relationship between Oedipus’ armed entrance into the bedroom in which Jocasta hanged

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    Scholars have been comparing Oedipus and Hamlet for years. Tragedies written so long ago and so far apart yet so similar. The tried and true tale of betrayal and death. They are themes that stand the test of time. Both Oedipus and Hamlet could not escape their destinies. Both destined to be king and both destined to murder. They were both naïve. Oedipus tried to escape his destiny of killing his father and lying with his mother by running away from who he thought were his parents. Little did

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