... and tragedy, although the latter category has been identified as his point of particular strength. Like those of many other authors, Shakespeare's catastrophic story lines adhered to the outline of Aristotle's classic tragedy. The play Othello, well known as one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, proves to be an excellent example of this statement. In Aristotle's observations, he first realized that every ... to show Othello's physical dominance over his peers. Unfortunately, his wit, in contrast, leaves much to be desired. This leads to Aristotle's next observation: the main charact...

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The idea of a character feigning madness is not foreign to great literary works; in fact, many authors use it to show the sanity of the character. Odysseus shows his sanity by pretending to be mad in Homer's The Iliad to avoid going to war. If his plan ... is also suspicious of the reason for Hamlet's madness. After witnessing the meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia, he makes the decision to keep an eye on Hamlet, saying "Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go" (Act III, scene II, line 200). He realizes that this madness that Hamlet is showing could be dangerous to himself, or his kingdo...

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... ). Ultimately Hamlet was the largest component to his eventual downfall. Had he found a place to vent his feelings or someone to confide in his misery would not have been as great. Ophelia was someone he could have confided in and yet he shunned her until her death. The only person he trusted with the knowledge of his hatred for Claudius was ... to those he surrounded. Today's people tend to still have problems finding places to vent successfully. Several who have found places to voice opinions are now artists, musicians, poets, and authors. Others have found success in politics, media, ...

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In many novels/plays, authors give internal events such as personal awakenings and discoveries to exemplify elements of suspense, climax, and excitement. In Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, Shakespeare gives certain internal events such as: Hamlet's discovery ... has a lot of anticipation and suspense in it as well, because we don't know who is going to die and who is going to live. Shakespeare uses this act as a great lead in to the final act where the duel actually takes place. When I read this play, I was on pins and needles at the end of Act IV because there was ... ...

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