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Essay Archive - A Comparison of Hamlet and McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
A Comparison of Hamlet and McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
It is suggested that in modern literature, the true element of
tragedy is not captured because the protagonist is often of the same social
status as the audience, and therefor, his downfall is not tragic. This
opinion, I find, takes little consideration of the times in which we live.
Indeed, most modern plays and literature are not about monarchs and the
main character is often equal to the common person; this, however, does not
mean the plot is any less miserable nor the outcome any less wretched. The
first work....
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