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Is Hamlet A Tragedy Essay
The play Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. The play is about a Prince who was
called from the school of Denmark to attend his father's funeral. He was shocked to see his Queen
mother already remarried to his uncle Claudius whom he suspects to be responsible for his father's
death. Hamlet then promised to take revenge on his father's murder.
The play Hamlet is considered as Aristotle's Poetics because it is a well written tragedy. According to
Aristotle, the most important element of the tragedy is plot and followed by others such as
character, diction, thought, song and spectacle. Aristotle defined tragedy as an imitation of an action
that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude. Aristotelian tragedy is not a narrative...show
more content...
Hamartia is a flaws or character's own error which brings a terrible result. For example, Hamlet
hesitates to kill his cruel uncle leads to bring his own destruction. Stabbing Polonius behind the
curtain and his painful action towards his lover Ophelia and declaring that she should be sent to
nunnery which seems to have lost his mind. This leads to his downfall. The second concept
according to Aristotle is Anagnorisis/Recognition which is when the character recognizes the hard
truth. When Hamlet returns to Denmark after his ship is hijacked by pirates, he learns that
Ophelia has committed suicide because of her madness and over her father's death, he realized his
flaw of having mistakenly murder her father and he is unsuccessful in expressing his love and
proposing her for marriage. Another example is, by the end of the novel, Hamlet and audiences
both are convinced that Uncle Claudius killed his father and planning to kill him as well. Another
example is when Hamlet realizes and recognizes his faults after seeing his enemy actively seeking
justice and honor and
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Is Hamlet A Tragedy Essay

  • 1. Is Hamlet A Tragedy Essay The play Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. The play is about a Prince who was called from the school of Denmark to attend his father's funeral. He was shocked to see his Queen mother already remarried to his uncle Claudius whom he suspects to be responsible for his father's death. Hamlet then promised to take revenge on his father's murder. The play Hamlet is considered as Aristotle's Poetics because it is a well written tragedy. According to Aristotle, the most important element of the tragedy is plot and followed by others such as character, diction, thought, song and spectacle. Aristotle defined tragedy as an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude. Aristotelian tragedy is not a narrative...show more content... Hamartia is a flaws or character's own error which brings a terrible result. For example, Hamlet hesitates to kill his cruel uncle leads to bring his own destruction. Stabbing Polonius behind the curtain and his painful action towards his lover Ophelia and declaring that she should be sent to nunnery which seems to have lost his mind. This leads to his downfall. The second concept according to Aristotle is Anagnorisis/Recognition which is when the character recognizes the hard truth. When Hamlet returns to Denmark after his ship is hijacked by pirates, he learns that Ophelia has committed suicide because of her madness and over her father's death, he realized his flaw of having mistakenly murder her father and he is unsuccessful in expressing his love and proposing her for marriage. Another example is, by the end of the novel, Hamlet and audiences both are convinced that Uncle Claudius killed his father and planning to kill him as well. Another example is when Hamlet realizes and recognizes his faults after seeing his enemy actively seeking justice and honor and Get more content on HelpWriting.net