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Shakespeare: Tragedy Class 101
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If you were to walk out onto a street and get hit by a car, people
might think this is a tragedy, referring to the common usage of the word as
meaning anything bad that happens to a person or society. But in the days
of Shakespeare, the word .... Middle of Term Paper
... (Yelland 207). Hamlet, overpowered by the evil
surrounding him, falls into evil himself (Boyce 653). His tragic flaw,
being indecisive and too thoughtful, takes on a serious tone, compelling
the audience to react accordingly. Hamlet is just one of the many central
characters in Shakespeare's plays who have fallen "victim of his own
strength" (652).
Magnitude is another element in tragedy, found mainly in
characterization. During the Elizabethan and Greek era, tragedies revolved
around people of great importance as opposed to other ages where the
protagonists were ordinary men of inconsequential titles ("Tragedy" 306).
Hamlet, being ... |
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