Essays on Hamlet

According to Oxford Living Dictionaries, revenge is the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands. In other words, it is to repay and take vengeance. People need to calm down after being offended to give…

Hamlet’s tragic flaw is his inability to avenge his father’s death because he hasn’t been able to conquer himself in his internal conflict. This recalls the cliché “One’s greatest enemy is no other than oneself”. I think procrastination is the inaction that leads to Hamlet’s…

He intended to make interesting storyline using creative touch of human nature which stands most prevalent feature through his works. In this case, Hamlet’s dynamic characteristic of insanity not only develops the plot but also makes the story exciting. Here are three ways to examine…

In the Elizabethan Era, the people of the time valued and held a patriarchal society. In this type of society, women had a lower ranking compared to men and were held to authority and control by men. Gender equality is a primary and central issue…

Throughout the course we have touched on many topics that are within many famous works such as The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Lisa Bu’s Ted Talk demonstrates a relation to our course through dreams as dreams are…

Introduction Raise your hand if you have ever seen a friend being bullied, but you turned the other way. Pretended you could not see them. Why? Because chances are, now that you think of it, you may regret it. Or how about that time your…

Gertrude and Ophelia In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, the only two women in the play are Hamlet’s mother Gertrude and Hamlet’s love interest Ophelia. Gertrude and Ophelia share similarities in both Hamlet’s view of them and in Shakespeare’s description of them. Hamlet views both women by…

To See or Not To See: The Hero-Villain Dichotomy in Hamlet Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a play with few unambiguous revelations of motive or deed. However, after three acts of intimations, suspicions, and accusals, the freshly crowned King Claudius finally and conclusively reveals that he has…

The Lion King and Hamlet The film “The Lion King” is the latest in a series of annual media events from Disney. The film, created by Walt Disney, is based on half the stories in classical mythology. The film, which is an animated feature at…

Adversity often comes as a surprise to us, yet it is something we all will likely experience. During dealing with hardship, our personality develops and evolves to match the new circumstances. In Hamlet, Shakespeare examines the way in which adversity takes us through a range…