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1. Name : Riddhi Maru
Semester : 1
Batch : 2016-2018
Roll No : 29
Paper No : 1
Unit :1
Submitted To :Department of English
Emil id : riddhimaru27@gmail.com

2. HAMLET AS TRAGLc HERO
“Hamlet”
(circa 1603-1604)
William Shakespeare

3. Hemlet , prince of Denmark
 Heir presumptive to the Denis throne , is depression-
sricken and plunged into miserable by the recent
death of his father and the
“o’erhasty” remarriage of his mother to her late
husband’s brother, Who has succeeded to the throne.

4.  Hamlet’s sweetheart Ophlia and his former
schoolfellow Rosencrantz and Guildenstern attempt to
discover from him the secret of his “antic behavior ‘.
Before actually initiating his revenge. Hamlet
wants to be sure
it will hit the guilty person.
To this end , he arranges for a company of
travelling players to present a drama in the castle that
will depict the murder of his father as the ghost has
described it.

5. When the king sees the crime reenacted, he
cries out and rushes from the assembly. This action
Hamlet takes to be positive proof his uncle’s guilt, and
from this moment he awaits only the right chance to
kill him .

6.  The killing of polonius drives Ophelia mad and also
convinces the king that Hamlet is dangerous and
should be gotten out of the way.
 He therefore sends Hamlet to England , accompaines
by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, apparently to collect
honor, but in reality to be murdered.
 However, Hamlet eludes this trap by substituting the
names of this one-time schoolfellows.

7.  He reaches Denmark in time for the funeral of
Ophelia , Who has it appears that downed herself.
Laertes, her brother, has returned from paris
vowing revenge on
Hamlet for the death of his father
The king helps Laertes by arranging a fencing
match between the two your men and seeing to it that
Laertes’s weapon is naked and poisoned.

8.  Laertes wounds Hamlet, the rapiers change hands,
and Hamlet wounds Laertes, the queen drinks
the poisoned wine, and Laertes
concusses his part in treachery to Hamlet,
who then stabs the king to death.
All the principals are thus dead, and young
Fortinbras of Norway becomes king of Denmark.
Tragedy ends with a funeral, which also celebrates a
victory.