This document compares the plays Hamlet and Oedipus Rex. It notes several similarities between the two tragic heroes, including that neither knew the full truth at the beginning of their stories, both had issues with their families, and both were motivated by a goal of revenge that ultimately led to their deaths. The document also examines differences in their fates and intentionality, and provides details about the two main protagonists and their quests to uncover the truth about their fathers' deaths.

1. Hamlet v/s Oedipus
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 Topic: Hamlet V/S Oedipus
 Submitted : Smt. S.B.Gardi Department of English

2.  Hamlet by William Shakespeare
 Oedipus the king by Sophocles are
Hamlet v/s Oedipus

3. Differences
 I think the most accurate difference between Hamlet
and Oedipus on the perception and reality was their
fate
 I believe the main difference between hamlet and
Oedipus was the intentionality
 Melancholy of hamlet
 Oedipus have self pride

4. Similarities
 Hamlet and Oedipus don’t know at the beginning of stories
 both of the tragic heroes had issues with their families
 Both are excited about revenge in terms of goals
 Hamlet and Oedipus were motivated by the goal
 They were both deceived by their parents
 Both have a goal but end up with death
 Both ended up facing tragic consequence
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5.  Two main protagonists
 HAMLET
 Hamlet from “ Hamlet , prince
of Denmark”
 Detectives
 Nobility
 Tragic flaw
 Peripatetic
 Anagnorisis
 Irony
 OEDIPUS
Oedipus from the drama ,
“ Oedipus the king “
Detectives
Nobility
Tragic flaw
Peripatetic
Anagnorisis
Irony

6.  Revenge
Hamlet hoped to kill his uncle, because of an
incestuous relationship with his mother he feels
deceived from both of them thus “acts” out as
revenge both hamlet and Oedipus had a goal ,
whish was to kill the former king for their own motive

7. CONCLUSION
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 Both hamlet and Oedipus are on the quest to find
the truth . They are both on a mission to find the killer
of their fathers while discoveringTheirs fathers. As
Hamlet seeks revenge as he struggles with the idea of
killing Claudius, Oedipus offers himself to find and
prosecutea laiusl’s murderer.