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Shakespeare’s Hamlet Theme and Relevance d

Who and What is Hamlet?  Critics have read this character as  A tragic figure whose flaw is an unwillingness to act  A representative of the human psyche (most famously Freud and Jung)  A modern individual fighting against the “old ways” of seeing and being in the world

Hamlet as Political Survivor Political Alliances Backstabbing Illicit Hookups Elsinore = Island Plotting Scheming Real vs. Acting Getting voted off Permanently

Hamlet: The First “Modern Man?”  Hamlet is also a play concerned with the question “Who Am I?”  First line of the play ➔ “Who’s there?”  Is our role in life defined by fate? Family? Our own choices? Are we completely alone in the world, or are we irrevocably tied to others?

Key Thematic Questions in Hamlet  Revenge vs. Justice  Action vs. Inaction  Fate vs. Free Will  Appearance vs. Reality

Key Thematic Questions in Hamlet  Madness  Loyalty and Betrayal  Old Worlds vs. New Worlds

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