Essays 391 - 420
Hamlet is fascinating because he is so psychologically rich and complex; hes a real person, and no one has quite managed to figure...
the man is very chaotic, regardless of mental illness. With this simple illustration in mind the first thing that one can argue is...
affection for his father is very close to hero-worship; he loves the man with the same degree of loathing that he feels for his fa...
poor state of the realm, it is suggested that some deep essential cause rather than mere circumstance is to blame for the decay of...
ever written, and it continues to excite audiences because of Shakespeares masterful examination of the psychological aspects of i...
of Fortinbras, a military man and the individual who will now assume the kingship: "Go, bid the soldiers shoot" (V.ii.403). Cannon...
ghost is the specter of his father, condemned to suffer "sulphurous and tormenting flames" (I.v.7) because he died without having ...
The scene in which Hamlet meets with the Players and the reaction to these Players are the focus of this paper consisting of five ...
the wishes of his mother and the king to remain at court rather than return to his school, they are grateful and satisfied and lea...
In five pages this paper examines William Shakespeare's Hamlet in an assessment of the portrayals of the antagonist and protagonis...
This essay pertains to the thematic content of Shakespeare's play and provides insight into the relationships that Hamlet has with...
This essay pertains to the anthropocentric worldview of King Claudius in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Machiavelli, drawing on his te...
This essay pertains to the characters in "Hamlet" who act as foils to the protagonist. Ten pages in length, six sources are cited....
This paper pertains to Grice's Cooperative Principle, which is explained, along with its associated maxims. The writer then uses t...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at changes in the text of Hamlet. The difference in Folio and Second Quarto versions a...
In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Kozintsey's "Hamlet". Marxist themes are explored by analyzing the differences from t...
In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at directorial changes that can be made in Hamlet. The use of directorial edits to emph...
This paper offers analysis of film clips from Soviet director Grigori Kozintsev's "Hamlet" (1964). Three pages in length, two sour...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at directorial changes that might be made to Hamlet. Existential themes are brought to ...
In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Alexie's poem, "At the Trial of Hamlet, Chicago, 1994". Several discussion questions ...
In a paper of ten pages, the writer looks at "Hamlet". Jungian archetypes are used to analyze the play's themes. Paper uses one so...
In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at Hamlet. Using textual evidence, an existential reading of the play's themes is give...
In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at poetics in Hamlet. Key lines are analyzed in detail. Paper uses one source....
This essay presents the arguments that Hamlet had to be under the influence of intense emotion in order to overcome his indecision...
films of the play and specifically, the "To be or not to be," "Get thee to a nunnery" and "Now might I do it pat" speeches from th...
Analysis of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act V, Scene ii), As You Like It (Act II, Scene vii), Richard III (Act I, Scene ii), The...
This essay pertains to the theme of chance and fate and their influence over the chance events that result in much the motivation ...
This paper consists of five pages and analyzes usage of the term dead and the concept of death within the context of Shakespeare's...
In five pages the revenge theme in Shakespeare's tragedy is analyzed....
In five pages this paper analyzes the play's tragic elements and then applies them to the experience of the contemporary world....