Hamlet vs The Bacchae

A detailed Summary of Hamlet vs The Bacchae

Hamlet and The Bacchae have many similarities and differences, in this paper, I

will discuss some of them, as well as the questions posed in class. Both of these

plays are tragedies, ending with a great number of the featured characters dying, or

First of all, I don't think that Hamlet took place in a godless universe. Of

course, the god in Hamlet, vs. the gods in The Bacchae are very different gods. In

Hamlet, God affects the decisions the characters make (e.g., Hamlet decides not to

kill Claudius while he's praying, because he believes God will forgive Claudius for

his sins, and not send him to hell), however he doesn't have a direct role. You have

no proof of a god in Hamlet, while in The Bacchae, the gods are the main

characters in the play, performing a good percentage of the action. Also, the

presence of the ghost means that in the world of Hamlet, there is an afterlife, but

so his revenge was also taken out on them. Hamlet's revenge showed a lot more

end of Hamlet basically kills off all the main characters, except one, who carries the

Another significant difference between the two plays, is the role of revenge,

when he actually does kill Claudius at the end, it's not really out of pure passion.

heaven and hell, because if the soul is in a ghost, then it means that it went neither

story on. The Bacchae ends with those whom Dionysus thinks should be punished,

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