Comparison Of "Fall Of Man" And "Hamlet"
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The medieval traditions shown in the "Fall of Man" were very
apparent in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. It is not known whether or not
Shakespeare ever read the "Fall of Man", and it does not matter, for the
effects and influence of the “Fall of Man” on Shakespeare's writing is very
obvious when ....
Middle of paper
.... medieval plays and
literature was an influence on Shakespeare's writing. In "The Fall of Man"
the common amount of syllables per line is eight. “That moffes me mikill
in my minde:”[line 2] or “I knawe it wele, this was His skille”[line 46],
these are both examples from “The Fall of Man”. The breaks in this pattern
are quite often put there for emphasis on a line, word or point trying to
be made. Shakespeare also has a common amount of syllables, ten per line,
with a break in pat ....
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Word count: 700
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
