... their destinies. These philosophies can be seen in tragedies such as Sophocles' Oedipus Rex where it would be the hero's destiny to be overcome and brought down by his own internal flaws. Shakespeare was a prolific writer and among his works exist ten tragedies, each of which are governed by varying levels of ancient Greek and contemporary Christian values and themes. Despite ... Hamlet's main flaw is that he is simply too aware of himself and the world around him. He over-analyzes every possible angle of every situation he encounters. This constant internal debating prevents him from t...

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... recap his experience in the underworld/afterlife. One great example of this, is in the movie The Christmas Carol. In the Christmas Carol, three spirits show the main character the error in his ways of being greedy and un-thankful during the holidays. The last of the three spirits plays the most prominent role in persuading Scrooge into having a kinder soul ... ...

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... , and one who stained his hands with blood had to pay the penalty. That no revenger, no matter how just, ever wholly escapes the penalty for shedding blood, even in error." This was also a very important point that was also dealt with brilliantly by Shakespeare in finding a way to kill Hamlet justly even though he was required to kill Claudius. Hamlet ... ...

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... of pity and of fear from the reader as the protagonist's misfortune is deserved, and she has many major flaws. The greatest amount of Mrs. Alving misfortune was with her error in judgement was to go with what she thought was her duty and to go with the social standards and beliefs of ancient timers. In the following quote: I ought never ... ...

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... of extensive enornuity; it concerns the fall of a man whose character is good but not perfect and whose adversity is brought about not by a subordinate or degeneracy but by some error or Erailty'the tragic flaw. Through the following of this rules of a spectacular tragedy Shakespeare has managed to captivate the audiences attention. Through this I feel that Act 5 scene two is ... ...

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... of emotions and his constant change of mind. Hamlet's soliloquies reveal much about his character in the way he contemplates upon ways and means to get himself out of his internal emotional turmoil. In the soliloquies, we see a melancholy character who has just lost his dear father, going from insane and cynical, to emotionally unstable and negative, and then finally to ... ...

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... Five, tells Hamlet that it was Claudius who killed him. This creates the revenge element of the tragedy as Hamlet wants to avenge his father. Throughout the play, Hamlet faces internal conflict about having to kill Claudius which is conveyed by Shakespeare soliloquies. It is something he has to do, wants to do, but something he can't do. This could be ... ...

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... here, lies in two conflicting mannerisms displayed by the young Hamlet: One that is perfectly calm and rational; and another which displays madness. These conflicting behaviours are related within Hamlet's internal struggle-to kill Claudius for revenge of his fathers' murder; or act responsibly, and await further proof of Claudius' guilt. Throughout the play, Hamlet teeters on the brink of insanity ... ...

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... Ophelia, the doomed innocent, much of the poetry within Hamlet is strongly aligned with its characters. One must consider the lyricism of Hamlet's soliloquies, and therefore the poetry of his internal nature when studying this play. His philosophical and intuitive descriptions quite notably romantacise the play, and in doing so heighten its poetic sentiments. "O, my prophetic soul," he exclaims. Whilst focusing ... ...

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... , thus representing estrangement at the level of his religious consciousness. Moral estrangement: Hamlet is also principled in a moral, or more generally a normative, sense. To kill a king would mean violating his internal conviction against committing crimes that might harm the hierarchical order of a state's government. His generally principled nature is shown by his refusal to gather together a mob to oust Claudius, as ... ...

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