Hamlet: A Tragedy Of Failure
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William Shakespeare's, Hamlet is a tragedy of failure, the failure
of a man placed in circumstances and faced to deal with them successfully.
Shakespeare uses different techniques to develop the characters in Hamlet.
Throughout the play dramatic irony is used by allowing the audience to view
the tr ....
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.... The ghost reveals to Hamlet that while
in the garden, Claudius poured poison in his ear. Claudius prays to be
forgiven but his prayers are not sincere. Claudius, overcome with guilt,
would prefer to keep his status then reveal what he did to King Hamlet.
The play within the play is useful because it allows Hamlet
to verify the validity of the ghost. Usually plays are intended for
entertainment purposes. The play is not real and the actors are playing a
role. In reality Hamlet makes it so ....
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