This document provides a summary of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" written in 1601. It introduces Shakespeare and notes that Hamlet was believed to be influenced by the death of his son in 1556. The document then summarizes the main character, Hamlet, who is the Prince of Denmark. Hamlet struggles with avenging the murder of his father by his uncle Claudius and with his own sanity. By the end of the tragedy, Hamlet directly and indirectly causes several deaths, including his uncle and mother, before he himself is killed. The document analyzes Hamlet as an extremely philosophical yet also rash and impulsive character.

1. NAME: Boricha Devika
ROLL NO: 6
SEM:1 M.A
CHARACTER OF HAMLET
PAPER NO: 1 (the renaissance literature)
Submitted to,
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University English Department

2. INTRODUCTION OF WRITER
William Shakespeare(1564-1616). English poet
and playwright – Shakespeare is widely
considered to be the greatest writer in the English
language. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets

3. HAMLET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare wrote the play
"Hamlet“ in 1601
in 1556 Shakespeare's only son died
of an unknown illness.
The death of his son was believed to
be the reason of “Hamlet”

4. CHARACTER OF HAMLET
Prince Hamlet is the title
Character
and protagonist of Willam
Shakespeare's tragedy
Hamlet
He is the Prince
of Denmark, nephew to the
usurping Claudius, and
son of King Hamlet, the
previous King of Denmark

5. At the beginning of the play, he struggles with whether, and how, to
revenge the murder of his father, and struggles with his own sanity along
the way. By the end of the tragedy, Hamlet has caused the deaths
of Polonius, Laertes, Claudius, and two acquaintances of his from the
University of Wittenberg Rosencrantzr and Guildensrern. He is also
indirectly involved in the deaths of his love Ophelia (drowning) and of
his mother Gertrude (poisoned by Claudius by mistake).

6. ...Hamlet is extremely
philosophical and contemplative
...Faced with evidence that his
uncle murdered his father and
marriage with him mother
Gertrude
.....But even though he is
thoughtful to the point of obsession
Hamlet also behaves rashly and
impulsively.
.....When the ghost of Hamlet’s
father appears and claims to have
been murdered by claudius.
.....Hamlet is melancholy
bitter,and cynical, full of hatred for
his uncle and disgust at his mother
for marrying him

7. Hamlet
becomes
obsessed
with
avenging his
father’s death
but keeps
thinkimg of
reasons why
he should
wait before
killing
claudius .
..then
chastizes
himself for
failing to act
boldly.
Hamlet is
He admires
characters
fortinbras
and player
king,who
behave
passionately
and even
violently for
no good
reason but is
himself
thoughtful ,
reflective and
philosophical
.
At times
hamlet is
indecisive
and hesitant ,
but at other
times he is
prone to rash

8. The end of the HAMLET
THE Hamlet killing his uncle claudius and her mother
already died by poison by mistake by Claudius .and
immediately Hamlet died.

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