The Stories of Hamlet (Shakespeare) and the Odyssey (Homer) Throughout the world of literature‚ of Homer’s The Odyssey and Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ revenge has been a common theme. Revenge can come in the form of many faces. It can manifest itself through pride‚ greed‚ carelessness‚ and murder. Revenge can provoke deep dark feelings towards others. These feelings lead to one not thinking about what’s moral but instead to just act instinctually. Revenge is expressed on behalf of a fatal occurrence
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Death. In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses the theme of Death to drive the characters actions‚ and portrays the tragedy through their dialogues and significant symbols to create a tragic atmosphere. The first sign of Death is the appearance of King Hamlets ghost. The play is set only two months after his death‚ which is the lead for the events following in the play. He appeared at the platform before Elsinore castle as Horatio pictures‚ with that fair and warlike form (Shakespeare I.i.55-56 p1326)
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Why did Shakespeare Write Hamlet? Shakespeare wrote Hamlet because his only son had died of an unknown illness at the age of just 11. Dating all the way back to the spring/summer of 1596 Shakespeare had received word that his only son Hamnet was ill at the age of 11. Shakespeare being on the road with his company he would only be able to receive news from his family as he was very busy with his tour. In the summer of 1596 Shakespeare had just heard that his only son Hamnet had gotten much sicker
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What is revenge and why do we seek it ? In Shakespeare Hamlet revenge triggers the characters to act blindly and be driven by their emotions. Driven by their madness and plotting to avenge the death of their fathers ‚ Laertes and Hamlet forgot to reason with themselves. Shakespeare uses revenge as major part in the play. Within the play few people want revenge on the someone else. Hamlet seeks revenge on the current king of Denmark‚his uncle‚who has killed Hamlet’s father. For Claudius to
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dependable‚ etc. In Hamlet Act I‚ We encounter three fathers‚ who are Polonius‚ Claudius‚ and The Ghost. Each of these men are different from their garments to their personalities. Like all fathers they have a special bond to their children. Shakespeare uses different literary techniques to characterize these men and how the give advice to their children. Claudius is Hamlet’s Uncle and Stepfather. That is an unusual relationship. Claudius loves Hamlet like his own son but Hamlet does not accept it
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Shakespeare is a genius when it comes to writing. Everything that he implemented into his work was there for one goal‚ to enhance the portrayal of the story. He was able to use certain genius strategies to make his words come to life. During the Polonius Speech in Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses brilliant stylistic writing to devise a piece with the tone and design he wanted. Shakespeare uses many creative tactics in this piece to help create the style of writing he desired. Throughout the piece his punctuation
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= even 1. Second person pronouns: thou‚ thy‚ thine‚ ye 2. Verb inflection: second person thou + a-t‚ -st‚ or -est = thou art‚ thou seemest; may be contracted: thou seem’st third person he‚ she‚ it + add -eth = he knoweth 3. Words common to Shakespeare‚ but not to us: some examples such as anon = soon beshrew= curse bootless = without result cousin= any relative or close friend; monarchs often refer to each other as cousin‚ whether related or not and whether friends or not cuckold= a man
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There have been‚ throughout time‚ countless new versions of William´s Shakespeare “Romeo and Juliet”: Nevertheless‚ Baz Lurhmann directed a very modern version of this famous play‚ replacing daggers by guns and horses by cars‚ and even more. The main reason and advantage of the modernization of certain scenes is to lead to a clearer meaning and a better understanding of the story. First‚ the director emphasized the situation or the feelings of the characters by using modern means such as fireworks
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until they die. In Hamlet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare‚ there are several characters that die to a series of unfortunate events. Some‚ like the main character Hamlet‚ died from avenging his father’s death. Others died from revenge‚ betrayal‚ and misery. The first to die in the play was Old Hamlet‚ the King of Denmark. He had a delightful life; he had the love of his family and was admired by his people. But his brother Claudius was power-hungry and jealous of Hamlet; Hamlet had everything Claudius
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delight. In poetry and plays‚ therefore‚ there should be a good in which the audience can delight‚ but when reading Hamlet by that greatest of masters‚ William Shakespeare‚ one might feel as though it was all dark with no relief. It is full to bursting with death and conniving. It is hard to see any good through the veil of blood and treachery. From the very first time that one sees him‚ Hamlet seems to be depressed and heavily morose. There appears to be so much evil in his life. His father has recently
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