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Hamlet Soliloquy: “To be or not to be…”Act 3 Scene 1 Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies throughout “Hamlet”, shows the audience a character’s innermost thoughts and emotions. Soliloquies further accentuate the character’s traits and underlying themes. Hamlet’s soliloquy along with Shakespeare’s use of literary techniques such as irony, metaphor and imagery, . . . Read more
In Shakespeare’s tragedies, one element is consistent- the tragic hero. Each tragic hero shares certain traits that contribute to his tragedy. They possess a fault that will eventually lead to their demise. Shakespeare’s tragic hero is a man of noble birth who falls from a position of honour and respect . . . Read more
There are a lot of similarities between the two Shakespeare plays HAMLET and KING LEAR. I guess it because of the style in which Shakespeare wrote. William Shakespeare wrote three kinds of stories: comedy, tragedy and history. Both of these books are tragedies and they are very similar tragedies. In . . . Read more
Denied the freedom of speech, she cannot survive the contemptuous conversations of the cruel world. Being a female in a kingdom full of chaos and deceitfulness, the harmless Ophelia is forced to keep silent and surrender to the domineering men in her life. Her lover feigns madness in an attempt . . . Read more
Shakespeare is probably the finest playwright of his time. Certainly, one of his more famous plays, Hamlet, tells the story of a guy, Hamlet, who’s misinterpreted by everybody. It’s very easy for you to project your own problems onto another person, and this is just what occurs in the play. . . . Read more
The character of Claudius the King in Shakespeare s Hamlet is a complex individual. In the play he murders his brother, marries his former sister-in-law (the Queen), and ascends to the throne of Denmark. These three deeds were performed by a shrewd and self-serving man. The King will do almost . . . Read more
Example #1 In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the theme of revenge is repeated numerous times throughout the play and involves many characters. Of these characters, eight are dead by the end of the play by result of murder which was initiated through revenge. Shakespeare uses the revenge theme . . . Read more