Essays on Hamlet

The very first rule of “Seneca’s 7 Rules of Revenge Tragedy” states that the son seeks revenge for some wrong done against his father. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this rule was reason for all the irrational decisions made by Prince Hamlet throughout the long and...

William Shakespeare is one of the most influential writers of his time. His ability to make a connection to the real world through the themes of his plays, is what makes him a master of literature. Throughout many of William Shakespeare’s plays there is a...

Both «A Raisin in the Sun» and «Hamlet» share one aspect of their plays in common: main protagonists with dead fathers and being in a conflicted relationship with their mothers. Without this particular part, the entire story will not make a sense to the main...

Antigone, Everyman, & Hamlet, each character from their own respective plays set out to accomplish a goal. Each of their goals differ greatly from each other and yet they all share a core theme; the inevitability of death. Each character, Antigone, Everyman, and Hamlet relate...

When applying the concept of hamartia to both plays, Antigone and Hamlet, it leaves to question what are the fatal character flaws in both writings that lead to such tragic endings? Antigone is by Sophocles and was performed during the time when the Athens and...

Spider-Man, Batman, and Superman; all of these people were looked up upon others as heroes at some point in time. Most people as young kids saw fictional characters as their hero while others considered a relative or friend. The question is, how can you be...

The very first rule of “Seneca’s 7 Rules of Revenge Tragedy” states that the son seeks revenge for some wrong done against his father. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this rule was reason for all the irrational decisions made by Prince Hamlet throughout the long and...