Essay Archive - The Tragedy of Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet
Arguably the best piece of writing ever done by William Shakespeare,
Hamlet the is the classic example of a tragedy. In all tragedies the hero
suffers, and usually dies at the end. Othello stabs himself, Romeo and
Juliet commit suicide, Brutis falls on his sword, and like them Hamlet
dies by getting cut with a poison tipped sword. But that is not all that
is needed to consider a play a tragedy, and sometimes a hero doesn't even
need to die. Making Not every play in which a Hero dies is considered a
tragedy. There are more elements needed to label a play one. Probably the
most important element is....
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