What Are The Similarities Between Star Lord And Hamlet

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Star Lord and hamlet despite coming from completely different lives and time periods are very similar. They both have family issues that make their lives more complicated. They both share the ability to adapt and that they are both outcasts from society. They also both share a tendency to be disrespectful especially to those who are rank or privileged. They share the same tendency to accomplish the greater good through skewed methods.They are both different, however, in the fact that Star Lord is extremely charismatic in comparison with Hamlet. The main similarity to be noticed between Star Lord is there complicated family life. Hamlet had his father murdered by his uncle. Soon afterward, His mother marries his uncle who he knows to be …show more content…

Star Lord often shows his disrespect with vulgar gestures and phrases to people who think themselves superior in rank. To groot he said this “Well that's just as fascinating as the first 89 times you told me that. What is wrong with Giving Tree here?” He says this disrespectful remark out of frustration without thinking how it will affect others(Gunn, "Guardians of the Galaxy").
Hamlet also shows extreme disrespect especially to Polonius. This disrespect is often expressed through his words to polonius. Hamlet says to Polonius during a conversation “Oh, just lies, sir. The sly writer says here that old men have gray beards, their faces are wrinkled, their eyes full of gunk, and that they have no wisdom and weak thighs. Of course I believe it all, but I don’t think it’s good manners to write it down, since you yourself, sir, would grow as old as I am, if you could only travel backward like a crab(Shakespeare & Jenkins, 1982).”
Both Star Lord and Hamlet often used skewed methods to accomplish the greater good. Hamlet. Hamlet is trying to avenge his father's death. He feel the only way to accomplish this is to kill his Uncle. Not only is he just going to kill his uncle but he is going to make him feel extreme regret for he did as well as making sure that his mother knows of his Uncles atrocious deeds(Shakespeare & Jenkins, …show more content…

In order to save the world Star Lord and the other Guardians of the Galaxy escaped from prison while causing extreme damage to the facility. They enlisted the help of a band of outlaws. the Ravagers, in order to stop Ronan’s gang(Gunn, "Guardians of the Galaxy").
Star Lord and Hamlet posses a certain self-destructive behavior. Star- Lord often puts himself in danger often without realizing what could result from him doing so. In order to save Gamora, he takes of his helmet to put on her so that she might live. In the end they both live but it was very close. Also near the end of the movie he grabs a hold of the infinity stone which no human can endure in order to save the world from Ronan. He is able to endure it a short while before the other Guardians of the Galaxy grab his hands and share in the power saving Star Lord’s life(Gunn, "Guardians of the

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