Hamlet and Young Goodman Brown: Comparison
DJ Foster
9/8/13
Intro to Literature
Compare and Contrast
To compare and contrast both Hamlet and Young Goodman Brown is hard at first. When thinking about the two stories at first, you think there is nothing in common. When rethinking about it you can see the similarities. They both encounter a problem that changes their lives forever, and not for the best. They are also very different in what happened to them.
For the worst part of the similarities is that their lives changed forever on the negative end of the stick. For Goodman Brown he met with the devil’s worshipers in a dream and saw a lot of people he knew and their flaws. Seeing this made him become self-centered and he lived a lonely rest of his life. In the story of Hamlet, his uncle killed the King, which was his father. He and his mother spent the rest of the time trying to get revenge and all three ended up dying.
Now, the two stories are very different because like I said before Hamlet’s father was murdered. The difference is that Hamlet had no control over the situation. I believe that Goodman Brown did, he made the choice to meet with the devil’s worshipers even after the love of his life had begged for him not to go. Both had difficulties with dealing with the outcomes.
The last thing the two had in common was the women in the stories. Both Ophelia and Faith had significant impacts on the men. Faith did not want Goodman Brown to leave her and Ophelia helped Hamlet plan revenge for the death of her husband and his father. Both played major roles in the stories.
Overall, I believe that the stories had more in common hidden things then differences. The two stories are great stories and I would definitely recommend others to read it.
9/8/13
Intro to Literature
Compare and Contrast
To compare and contrast both Hamlet and Young Goodman Brown is hard at first. When thinking about the two stories at first, you think there is nothing in common. When rethinking about it you can see the similarities. They both encounter a problem that changes their lives forever, and not for the best. They are also very different in what happened to them.
For the worst part of the similarities is that their lives changed forever on the negative end of the stick. For Goodman Brown he met with the devil’s worshipers in a dream and saw a lot of people he knew and their flaws. Seeing this made him become self-centered and he lived a lonely rest of his life. In the story of Hamlet, his uncle killed the King, which was his father. He and his mother spent the rest of the time trying to get revenge and all three ended up dying.
Now, the two stories are very different because like I said before Hamlet’s father was murdered. The difference is that Hamlet had no control over the situation. I believe that Goodman Brown did, he made the choice to meet with the devil’s worshipers even after the love of his life had begged for him not to go. Both had difficulties with dealing with the outcomes.
The last thing the two had in common was the women in the stories. Both Ophelia and Faith had significant impacts on the men. Faith did not want Goodman Brown to leave her and Ophelia helped Hamlet plan revenge for the death of her husband and his father. Both played major roles in the stories.
Overall, I believe that the stories had more in common hidden things then differences. The two stories are great stories and I would definitely recommend others to read it.