... Hamlet, although Hamlet dies, it is almost for the best. How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his life, with his parents and Ophelia dead. Also, although Hamlet dies, he is able to kill Claudius and get rid of the evil ruling the throne. Every tragic play must have a tragic hero. The tragic hero must possess many good traits, as well as one flaw, which ... eventually leads to his downfall. A tragic hero must be brave and noble. In Othello, Othello had one fatal ... too. He had just lost his father, and his mother remarried so quickly that according to him they could have u...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... Hamlet, although Hamlet dies, it is almost for the best. How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his life, with his parents and Ophelia dead. Also, although Hamlet dies, he is able to kill Claudius and get rid of the evil ruling the throne. Every tragic play must have a tragic hero. The tragic hero must possess many good traits, as well as one flaw, which ... eventually leads to his downfall. A tragic hero must be brave and noble. In Othello, Othello had one fatal ... too. He had just lost his father, and his mother remarried so quickly that according to him they could have u...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... the protagonist's description for the world. Hamlet is trying to grapple with the death of his father and remarriage of his mother, thereby causing him to use metaphors to present his melancholic state of mind: How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on't, ah fie, tis an unweeded garden That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess ... , but is an allegation Hamlet incorporates in the play "the Murder of Gonzago- sexuality is somehow a concoction used to poison Old Hamlet: Thou mixture rank, of midnight weeds collected, With Hecat's...

• Word Count: 1869
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... when he stands by her bed in anguish, looking at her loveliness; but he feels he must kill her for her sinful ways. After she is murdered and he finds out the truth about her innocence, he assumes full responsibility for his dastardly deed and for being stupidly led by ... that point forward, it is all downhill for Othello. He is easily persuaded by Iago to kill his bride in the bed that he believes she defiled. As he stands staring at the sleeping beauty that he is about to murder, he is truly a tragic figure. He cannot resist kissing Desdemona and weeps over ... tainted state of mind, ...

• Word Count: 4125
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School