types of readers can identify with him. Hamlet is imperfect, and he is fretful. Hamlet has

human properties, and it is his humanity that I intend to explore. Indeed it is these human

qualities and imperfections that make his story so tragic. Another tragic part of the play is

the plays irony. Irony is an important tool in the hands of the playwright to achieve both

comical and/or dramatic effect. There is usually little reason for a tragedy to be funny, so

Shakespeare has used this tool to add more tragedy to the play. I will investigate the

nature of this irony. Also, I will investigate the types of conflict that play a major part in

the play and the relationships between Hamlet and the two people who have been closest

Hamlet cannot share his strong feelings and emotions with his mother or his

girlfriend. While his mother is literally sleeping with the enemy, Ophelia has chosen the

side of Claudius because of her father, Polonius. It is especially difficult for Hamlet to

talk to Ophelia. The only other woman in his life, Gertrude, has betrayed his fat

Ophelia; forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love, make up my

Hamlet is also set apart by his elusiveness. Many of the characters in the play can be

Most of the other characters would probably have acted much quicker than Hamlet if

make sure Claudius will suffer in the afterlife, just as his father did. Hamlet leaves just

There are three types of conflict I can identify in the play: 'man versus man', 'man

prince and future king, Hamlet most likely would want to avoid civil war. Even though

and Rosencrantz are no longer his friends. Also, he is aware that he will have to disguise

that we are afraid to kill ourselves because we do not know what is to be found after

they were in his position. Imagine Polonius in the situation Hamlet found himself in. He

this does not hold true for some other characters, such as Laertes and Ophelia.

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Approximate Word count = 1867
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)