Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Tragic Man- Hamlet

Belief in his own freedom-
Hamlet knows that he has no one in his live. Everyone that he cared about in his life backstabbed him. His uncle killing his father and marrying his mother. His mother letting his uncle swon her and marrying her uncle. Everyone has died except Horation. He knows that no will help him and he has to make his decsions on his own. He must face life that is ahead of him. And he is willing to accept that.
Supreme Pride-
You are drawn to him in the first page you read. This man has gone through so many struggles and you want to know about him. He thinks he is better than anyone else. He thinks he knows who should die and live. But he also respects God and the religion of other people
Capacity for Suffering-
He wants to help his father in killing Claudius, but he knows its wrong. He goes back and forth in the story if he should do it. He isn't insane in the beginning, but at the end of the book all the guilt builds up. He also has to lie to Ophelia to make sure he stays on track of killing Claudius. He is deeply hurt by it, but he knows he did the right thing. He isn't afraid of death. He knows what he has to do and if what he does do ends up himself being killed then so be it.
Sense of Commitment-
After he finds out that Claudius killed his father so he could be king and that the ghost is his father he makes a decision to kill Claudius. He makes a commitment to kill him. Even though he goes back and forth of it he knows it has to be done. He could just leave it alone and be happy for Claudis and his mother, but he knows that wouldn't be what his father wanted. And he wants to respect his father.
Bigorous Protest-
You see him go through so much pain right at the beginning of the story. His father is dead and he finds out that his uncle killed him. His mother marries him and then because of his pain his mother kills herself. Also, Ophelia kills herself, the one girl that he truly loved. He has to kill his uncle in order to respect his father's wishes, even though he doesn't like it. He wishes God would help him and tell him what to do and take a load off of him.
Transfiguration-
Hamlet understands that he has to take revenge on someone because of his father that he truly loves. He knows life pretty well. And has a good head on his shoulders about life. He knows that he has no one left and that he has to take life on his own. He is well respected towards the people and leaves a sense of pride and accolmplsihment.
Impact-
When he dies he leaves his story for Horatio to tell. Wanting him to tell everyone what really happen in the story. You finally see all the hurt that he went through to kill Claudius. Everyone in the play that is living is better understand what he went through to help out one of his love one. And reading this you understand him know and really get emotionally attached.

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