A Comparison Of Hamlet And McMurphy In "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"
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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, mos ....
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.... in each
lacks conventional hero qualities. Both Hamlet and R.P. McMurphy in One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest, can be defined as anti-heroes making these two pieces
comparable for study.
To examine the aspect of anti-heroes in tragedy, and how this relates to
the characters of R.P.McMurphy and Hamlet, an analysis of the motivation of each
is necessary. Motivation is the source of all action, and only in this area
these two characters similar to a traditional protagonist. As the cha ....
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