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Hamlet is so much more than a Revenge Tragedy


             was to be committed against a family member of the avenger.
             However there is a lot more to Hamlet than the traditional conventions of a revenge.
             tragedy. When reading Hamlet you have to take into account that in Greek society.
             revenge had an honourable place within the city, however it was not intended to take.
             the life of the person to whom revenge was directed, it was to restore the avenger's.
             sense of his position before the original act against him, therefore we can see that.
             revenge was fully accepted in the Greek Renaissance period.2 On the other hand the.
             revenge plays do not parallel the moral expectations of the Elizabethan audience.
             Church, state and the regular morals of people of that age did not accept revenge as.
             decent behaviour, instead they thought that revenge would not under any.
             circumstances be tolerated no matter what the original deed was. In the Elizabethan.
             period the legal definition of murder was :.
             An act of a man of sound memory and an age of discretion; who unlawfully kills.
             another with malice aforethought. Therefore revenge is malice prepense and has no.
             place in Elizabethan England.3.
             Claire Kaprow.
             .
             So Hamlet, being a revenge tragedy was based around an idea that the society of the.
             time did not accept, it was therefore controversial in the Elizabethan era and it made a .
             big impact on the audience whereas in Ancient Greek times it would not have made.
             such a large impact as the issues that it raised were not taboo in Renaissance Greece.
             It is apparent that it was expected of traditional revenge tragedies to see "violent.
             action. horrific incidents. bloody action and ranting speeches".4 However Hamlet is.
             a comparatively non- violent play and even the deaths themselves compared to many.
             other plays of the same genre are discreet and not based around purely blood and guts;.
             "and in the porches of mine ear did pour the leperous distilment" shows us how the.
             death of old Hamlet was through the use of poison and then the final death of Hamlet.


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1. Revenge In Hamlet

Without a doubt, the play Hamlet, can be classified as a Revenge Tragedy. ... "The play is, in effect, as much about revenge drama as about revenge itself or about Hamlet"(Ray 277). ... Though the dramatic action of the play does not reveal more than a single opportunity when Claudius is alone in prayer, this dramatized opportunity comes about approximately two months after Hamlet has vowed a swift revenge to himself. ... Laertes is a formalist and he reads the tragedy of which he is a part very much like the formalists of all stripes. ... In conclusion, the play Hamlet is considered by man...

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2. Hamlet - Themes of Revenge

It is obvious through previous revenge themed plays such as "Titus Andronic" that Shakespeare was more than capable of producing a play that adhered to these expected genre conventions, and so one can assume that "Hamlet" is not a 'failed' attempt at a revenge tragedy, but rather a deliberate confrontation of the genre. ... "Hamlet" begins much the same as any other previous revenge play, with the visits from the ghost of King Hamlet and his requests of Hamlet to avenge his death. ... Although his delay in any real act of vengeance may make Hamlet's character appear more relatab...

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3. Revenge in Hamlet

"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, is a revenge tragedy set in Denmark, which was written around 1600. ... Revenge tragedies originally stemmed from the Greeks, who wrote and performed the first plays. ... With Fortinbras being a soldier he is more active than Hamlet in seeking his revenge immediately, but has respect for Hamlet and shows his by giving him a soldiers funeral. ... The ghost warns Hamlet "so art thou to revenge when thou shalt hear." ... There is also a suggestion of the Oedipus complex, which would obviously have made Hamlet crave revenge even more. ...

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4. Hamlet & Revenge

So did it mine."" I.IV Claudius' usurpation of the crown and Hamlet's final act of revenge in killing Claudius fulfills the conventions of an Elizabethan revenge tragedy. ... - During Claudius' first speech to the Court, Hamlet is rude and sarcastic towards him, who is now "a little more than kin and less than kind-. ... That it should come to this - But two months dead, nay, not so much, not two! ... A modern audience may find it more successful as Hamlet's actions are open to interpretation, thus giving directors more freedom to add their own creativity and giv...

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5. Hamlet

Hamlet is a tragedy about a man that can't make up his mind. ... Hamlet is a tragedy and it is about revenge, but doesn't seem to fit neatly into the category of "revenge tragedy". ... So Hamlet, seeking for revenge was trapped in a dilemma. ... Although Hamlet may be an intellectual, still, he spent too much time on preparing for revenge. ... Hamlet is more of a "thinker" type of person, rather than a "doer". ...

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6. Shakespeare's revenge factors

In Hamlet, the tragedy occurred when Hamlet did not act fast enough in his revenge leaving time for Claudius to reek further havoc. ... Gloucester should not have trusted Edmund without more proof than just a letter to prove that Edgar was indeed trying to kill him. ... Had Gloucester been a more trusting and loving father to Edgar he could have avoided the death of all of the characters and prevented the whole tragedy. ... Two of the tragedies could have been prevented had Othello and Gloucester not have been so trusting of the enemies. ... Hamlet had he exacted his revenge earlier could ...

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7. Hamlet

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8. Hamlet

Critics seem to cling to this detail, as if trying to save the status of Hamlet as a typical tragedy of revenge. ... In this so called war his dead father leaves a destroyed country, with a painful truth, which leaves so much hatred and resentment in his heart. ... A careful reader can notice that more than two months pass between Hamlet being told by the Ghost about the evil deed, and Hamlet following through his plan. ... Hamlet is very brave and impulsive Prince, but the plot seems to prevent him from finding an "external model or a simple solution for conduct," so that he must depend more ...

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9. Foretastes of Tragedy

The play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is a classical tragedy takes place in middle age Denmark. The protagonist, Hamlet suffers to carry out revenge for his father, who was killed by Hamlets uncle, Claudius. ... He fears Hamlet so much because he thinks that Hamlet knows what he did on Hamlets father, and Hamlet suggests his murder just after Hamlet has killed Polonius. ... The difference between those two comparisons is that Hamlet is more aggressive at least in his speech, but Claudius is more frightened of Hamlet, since he knows that he has done wrong things - to kill Hamlets father....

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