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    Hamlet is a play that involves a lot of contemplation and self-realization in both the characters and the readers. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the story of a man’s inner conflictions about killing his uncle Claudius. Hamlet is told by the ghost of his late father‚ the once king of Denmark‚ that he must avenge his death by the poison of his own brother‚ Claudius. He also tells hamlet that Claudius had the intent to marry Hamlet’s mother‚ the queen‚ and become king of Denmark after the king’s death

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    In Hamlet we see diverse characters who can be seen as having tragic flaws. Polonius‚ the loyal advisor to the king and the father of Laertes and Ophelia has a tragic flaw. This is his loyalty to the state and more specifically the king. Polonius’s characteristic of loyalty warrants a flaw given that it leads to his tragic death. In using Aristotles interpretation of a tragedy‚ Polonius’s loyalty is also tragic. The audience worries that they may have the same fate and are also sympathetic of Polonius

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    him a growing rage that leads to his killing of Polonius (3.4) …. Set in motion the incidents that lead to the bloody climax” (Boyce). This quote illustrates the topic of the following essay. It clearly outlines why the inability to act is ultimately the tragic flaw of the character Hamlet. Firstly‚ Hamlet’s procrastination ultimately leads to the premature death of many characters throughout the play. In act 3 scene 4‚ while confronting his mother‚ Hamlet hears a noise from behind a curtain

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    and The Flaw By Phanit Asavanamaung 10B Stories are told in many styles‚ through different medias; all which are to entertain or educate its audience. Christopher Booker‚ the author of the book ’The Seven Basic Plots’‚ introduces the idea of the seven basics categories of any story told. The seven basic archetypes are Over Coming the Monster‚ Rags to Riches‚ The Quest‚ Voyage and Return‚ Comedy‚ Rebirth and Tragedy. Tragedy as one of the seven archetypes‚ are found in any type of stories; from

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    Self-Realization “Friend or Foe” by Dean A. Meek”‚ the writer’s purpose of this essay was to relate the relationship with alcohol and with the addiction that impacted his life and analyzes how his addiction began and how it ended. He was trying to convey how bad it was if you have some vices which could not help the growth of your personality and how it will consume your being. (1) The audience that he was aiming at were teen agers who at this stage of life there so much challenges that comes

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    however‚ a more relative saying concerning the tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is impulsiveness kills the protagonists‚ Romeo and Juliet . The main characters of Shakespeare’s tragedy are constantly swayed on emotional feelings which are their personal tragic flaw. Juliet‚ Romeo‚ and Lord Capulet make hasty actions that result in the upcoming tragedy of the play. To begin with‚ there is no doubt that Juliet portrays strong characteristics of impulsiveness. Juliet finds herself deeply love-struck by Romeo

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    background‚ or any tragic flaws of the character. In The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ the protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ although is a very smart‚ philosophical‚ enthusiastic‚ and manic person‚ but he is also indecisive‚ inflammatory‚ high key‚ and arrogant person. All these flaws contribute a hard life to him through out the play and they also lead him to his own destruction at the end of the play. Hamlet’s decisiveness ruins his life. He has the best chance to kill Claudius‚ but his hesitation just

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    interesting as Hamlet from the play Hamlet. The character of Hamlet is interesting because although he was born from status‚ he does not have all the power. Hamlet is also well aware of his flaws and his flaws are not that obvious to the audience. The most engaging scenes are the ones where Hamlet is alone speaking truths about his thoughts on suicide and humanity itself. Although Hamlet and his thoughts might seem like the thoughts of sad teenager contemplating suicide‚ from his logical standpoint

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    Hamlet’s Tragic Flaws It is part of daily living to experience tragedy; whether as an individual or to those around you; tragedy is a part of life. For some‚ tragedy happens for no apparent reason; one may be in the wrong place at the wrong time. For others‚ tragedy is the consequence of choices an individual makes. Tragedy is a common genre of writing. It involves a drastic change in fortune that is caused by a horrible mistake by a character. The character has the desire to change the present

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    does he fail to act until too late? Is his inaction due to a tragic flaw? Until relatively recently‚ critics tended to assume that the causes of tragic misfortune resided in some moral defect of the protagonist. Aristotle’s term hamartia (derived from “fault‚” “failure‚” guilt” but literally meaning to “miss the mark”) was often translated as “tragic flaw‚” leading critics to seek the chink in the hero’s armour (such as pride or ambition) which leads to his or her downfall. Although the precise

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