This document provides a comparison between the characters and themes in Harry Potter and William Shakespeare's Hamlet. It was submitted by Poojaba S.Gohil for their class on The New Literature at MKBU Department of English in 2015-2017. Some of the key character comparisons made are between Harry Potter and Hamlet as tragic heroes who both lost their parents and struggle against betrayal and circumstances until the end. It also compares supporting characters like Ron Wesley to Horatio, Draco Malfoy to Laertes, and the Weasley twins to other characters. The document concludes by noting similarities in the settings, themes of tragedy, mental states, struggles for revenge, and deaths between the two works.

1. Name:-Poojaba S.Gohil
Class:-M.A.Sem-4
Paper No.-13 The New Literature
Presentation Topic:-Comparison between Harry Potter & Hamlet
Submitted to:-MKBU,Department Of English
Year:-2015-17

2. Brief about Both:-
Harry Potter
• J.K.Rowling
• Novel
• 1997-2007(Published)
• Children Novel
• Wizarding world
Hamlet
• Shakespeare
• Play
• 1599-1602
• Tragic element

3. Comparison between Characters:-
•Harry Potter & Hamlet
• Lost their parents
• Suffer from sudden shock
• Betrayal from nearer
• Struggle till the end
• Hang between the circumstances

4. Ron Wesley & Horatio
• Closest friend of the hero
• Trustful personality
• Stands to save hero's life
• Highlights the main character
• 'Heathen'

5. Draco Malfoy & Laertes
• Hiding character
• Play vital role to focus on incident
• Relation with enemy

6. Bernando & Marcellus & Fred &
George
• Look loyal,responsible
• Leads the main character towards effected aspects

7. Comparison of theme in both:-
• Rationality
• Death as fuel
• Inner sentiment behind the action
• Revenge
• Thinking
• Sorrow of living
• Prejudice
• Failure
• Purposelessness
• Supernatural power

8. Conclusion:-
• Setting similarity
• Tragic Hero
• Compare to contemporary literature
• Mental status of protagonist
• Struggle for revenge
• Death ends