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Hamlet, a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, once again gave me an opportunity to understand and gain more knowledge on how Shakespeare regarded most of his main characters as tragic heroes themselves. Since the play "Hamlet" was totally full of tragedy, it certainly was portrayed by once again a tragic hero named Hamlet.

Upon watching Tanghalang Pilipino's "Hamlet" at the CCP, the first thing I was able to notice was the portrayal of the Hamlet's character. As in right from the start, I was able to see how the character Hamlet was played as a brave, clever, and loyal protagonist with a very emotional soul. He had a totally sensitive nature that made him as emotional and bad-tempered as he was in the beginning of the play. Due to his sensitive nature as well as his loyal


ty to his father, he wasn't able to control his emotions and mourned for his father a lot. He even pitied himself for letting his father die because that was the main cause why his mother was about to get remarried again. In addition to that, he became so angry with the set up as well as with his mother because she was about to marry Hamlet's uncle. Nevertheless, Hamlet proved to be a tough character in terms of being brave and courageous with his plans. He was still able to go to England even though it was a very big risk for him. He knew his life would be in danger but he still went on with his plans. Hamlet was also quite witty in dealing with Claudius. He was able to fake his insanity in the beginning in order to get more information on Claudius and his schemes. Hamlet, however, also had a flaw in

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