Essays on Hamlet

All people are subject to the truths that they choose to which they adhere. They have their own convictions, habits, and ideals that influence the ways they act and speak. The standards of their truths are also heavily influenced by their upbringing. There are certain truths that all men live by throughout their lives and...

How does a comparison and contrast of Hamlet’s characteristics with the characteristics of his peers help to reveal the character of Hamlet to the audience? A Comparison of Hamlet and his Peers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet Throughout the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet pursues a journey to take vengeance for his father’s murder, who...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (also known as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern) by Tom Stoppard is an existential, absurdist tragicomedy that was first staged at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1966. The play expands on two minor characters from Shakespeare’s classic play Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The play is set in Denmark. Tom Stoppard’s play is...

When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in the sixteenth century, religion and the church dominated England and the freedom of its citizens. Theater was an aspect of society that was controlled greatly. Therefore, the church made a large impression on Shakespeare’s dramas, and one of Shakespeare’s most famous works, Hamlet, included numerous Biblical allusions. These innuendos to...

The play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare in the late fifteen hundreds, presents the reader with an arrayal of ideas of which regard the courage to act upon conflictual situations. The primary antagonist throughout Hamlet, Claudius, is a rare character who displays the courage to act. Despite the fact that Hamlet’s genre is “tragedy,” the...

In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Queen Gertrude holds in her hands the guilt of committing incest in her new marriage and breaking her marital vows with Hamlet’s father. Gertrude was viewed by her people as a devoted and strong queen, however, her own son believed she married an “incestuous, adulterate beast” after the...

In life, no matter how similar people are raised, people will never be the same. Each individual evolves with his or her own personalities, motivations, and relationships. We see this to be true in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Lord Hamlet and Laertes had many similarities: the death of their fathers, their love for Ophelia, their motivations...

The great writer Vicki Harrison is known for saying the famous quote “Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it’s overwhelming. All we can do is learn how to swim”. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet encounters the loss of many...