Essays on Hamlet

Appearances can be deceiving with the masks people put up shielding their true nature, cloaking the intentions of the devil behind the mask of an angel. Such is the case with Ian McEwan’s novel, Atonement, a psychological fiction depicting the consequences of not being able…

In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Hamlet, the titular character uses various literary devices to reveal and visualize his internal conflicts. This seventeenth-century tragedy depicts Hamlet struggling with the death of his father, King Hamlet, and the marriage between his mother and his uncle, Claudius, which…

Some would say Disney’s “The Lion King” is a child friendly “Hamlet”. In some ways I agree with those that think like that. But there are two major takeaways, “ The Lion King” is missing two major characters. Laertes, the revenge seeking brother and, Horatio,…

After reading and studying the play Hamlet written by william shakespear i have come to a conclusion that hamlet is arbiter of his own fate. This can be shown by studying critical texts written by both Andrew Foley(2012) and by S A Blackmore(1917). The former…

It is said that there is no such thing as absolute certainty, yet the search for certainty in everyday life remains within most. The human brain strives to achieve certainty, eliminating any possibility of uncertainty. Certainty is the adamant belief that something is the case;…

This semester we studied a lot of different types of writing. From studying genres, to studying poetry and plays, and even types of writers, like women authors. My personal favorite from the third phase of the class was the Plays and Dramas section. Granted, we…

Introduction The tragedy “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is a timeless classic that is still popular today despite being written many centuries ago. The major topics of this tragedy are, treason, revenge, love, moral dilemma, and power. It is an illustration of the question of moral…

Introduction More often than not authors come up with literary works that portray a true reflection of the society and times they live in. The Shakespearean play, Hamlet is no different, the text reflects context and paradigms that explore aspects of humanity that resonate through…

Introduction In Hamlet, revenge is often integrated into multiple events and is a predominant theme in the play. The play begins with a ghost walking through the ramparts of Elsinore Castle in Denmark on a dark, chilly night. The ghost is soon revealed to be…

Introduction Life is filled with a vastness of many different feelings and these feelings determine how we live and interact with the world and with ourselves; for Hamlet feelings played a major role in the way he lived his life. Hamlets feelings brought him on…