Essays on Polonius

The image of Ophelia is one of the most striking examples of Shakespeare's dramatic skill and the whole drama in general. This female character from the play The Tragedy Of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark cannot be considered sufficiently developed, but the essence and the role given to her by Shakespeare makes rethink the whole plot of the tragedy. The author empowered this character with a significant role, which ends in death. The nature and the causes of Ophelia's death is a self-contained topic for research. As it is known, Ophelia dies under rather strange circumstances that have suicidal implication. ...

According to Aristotle a tragic flaw is when the hero has a flaw in his/her judgment or personality that causes them to commit acts that will lead them to disaster (Froula). In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare the titular character of Hamlet has a number of tragic flaws. His biggest flaw is the fact that he thinks that he is cleverer than he actually is. Hamlet’s second tragic flaw is his indecisiveness and failure to act. Even though he has been told by the ghost of his dead father that "The serpent that did sting thy father's ...

Crisis in Denmark is an article written by William Shakespeare in the 1590s. The play is set in the kingdom of Denmark, whose King is Claudius. He killed his brother King Hamlet and was engaged to his brother’s wife Gertrude, the queen of Denmark. Gertrude had a son known as Prince Hamlet, who is eager to revenge his father’s death (King Hamlet). Back in his mind, he knows his uncle Claudius is the course of his father’s death after his father appeared to him as a ghost, also seen earlier by Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio Hamlets’ ...

Hamlet is a play written by Willian Shakespear which deals with loss and revenge, religion and love. Prince Hamlet is a tragic hero who dies, but fulfills his mission which is to avenge his father who was killed by his brother, Claudius. Instead of looking forward to a bright future with Ophelia, Hamlet engages himself in a mission full of acting, deception and hypocrisy. The final result is the tragedy which ends with the death of all of the main characters. Hamlet is a tragic hero who is successful in realizing his goals and who dies due to being ...

Introduction: Hamlet is a famous drama written by William Shakespeare, between the year 1599- 1600. Hamlet, the lead character in the play is the prince of Denmark. There are various themes in the play. For example, the difference between appearance and reality. Prince Hamlet was torn between appearance and realities that happened in his life. The following text of Act III, scene iii of the play is analyzed: “A brother’s murder, he says, is the oldest sin and “hath the primal eldest curse upon” (Semper 79; De Grazia 83). Hamlet is the most complex character ever written by ...

Function of Ophelia in the Plot of the Story

Ophelia is portrayed as an innocent girl who is faced with grief when her father dies as she is left talking in riddles and singing sorrowful songs. The grief Ophelia undergoes leads to her drowning in the end with suggestions that she might have killed herself. However, there is a disagreement with the sentiments of the clerics during the funeral event since Laertes, her brother believes that the innocent soul of Ophelia will be in heaven. The fact that her brother believes that she shall be in heaven further paints the picture of an innocent Ophelia. The Queen wishes ...