Here again, Shakespeare attempts to justify Hamlet’s inability to act decisively. He writes, “As, in their birth, wherein they are not guilty (Act1 Scene 1 Line 26). Hamlet’s tragic flaw was shown to him in a dream by the ghost of his father. His father tells him that he was murdered by his uncle, Claudius. In this scene, the tragic flaw was transferred and manifested itself in Hamlet’s actions.
As I have shown, Beckett successfully displayed why the human life is a concept that is plagued by a lack of meaning and a state of murkiness. Ultimately, the ending of Waiting for Godot prompts the readers to question the point of the character’s lives in the play. Vladimir and Estragon began doing nothing but waiting for Godot and ended the play doing the same exact thing. To conclude, the ending of the play shall be deemed a success because it addressed the pointlessness of life through a play about two men trapped in a life of waiting, waiting for Godot. Works Cited Beckett, Samuel.
According to the Aristotelian view of tragedy, a tragic hero must fall through his or her own error. This is typically called the "tragic flaw", and can be applied to any characteristic that causes the downfall the hero. Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark can be seen as an Aristotelian tragedy and Hamlet as it's tragic hero. Hamlet's flaw, which in accordance with Aristotle's principles of tragedy causes his demise, is his inability to act. This defect of Hamlet's character is displayed throughout the play.
Within his nature to overthink he finds excuses in himself to why he does not act yet, such as the necessity to make revenge perfect as well as his inability to find steadiness in himself. Hamlet spends much of his time and energy to dispose of the people who are seemingly harmless and little on the person who is really out to get him, Claudius. His new self-acceptance of what will come no matter what allows himself to think that his fate already predetermines and that he is the one to complete his father’s wish. Also as he is not given the chance to think things through to the extent he usually does to second guess these acceptance thoughts and thus kills Claudius. Works Cited Shakespeare, William.
One character in particular in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is very intelligent. One of the reasons Hamlet is so smart is because Hamlet does not kill Claudius right away, instead he waits until he is sinning. Secondly because he tricks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, saving himself. Finally because he makes sure Claudius is guilty of old Hamlets death, by putting on a play about his father’s death. Obviously Hamlet is the most intelligent character in Hamlet.
Hamlet is a classic example of a play that has a tragic effect. In order for a story to have this effect it must have a tragic hero that receives sympathy from the audience members. To be a tragic hero a character must possess good characteristics: bravery and loyalty, but they also have pride and a tragic flaw. In the play Hamlet, Hamlet becomes the tragic hero after his father is killed. The audience feels sympathy at this point in the play when Claudius is the revealed killer.
Hamlet being a tragic hero is one who experiences such a conflict because of his own choices and actions. Hamlet displays a combination of good and bad in his character. As first introduced in Act 1 scene 2, Hamlet is seen as young prince mourning the death of his father.
As well as Hamlet is giving clues to Claudius, that Hamlet knows who killed his father. Hamlet asks for a play that gives the same story line to scare his uncle. This is a tactic to send not only Hamlet into insanity but also Claudius. The tactic of the play works Claudius is fearful of what Hamlet knows about the murder of King Hamlet. Prince Hamlet is now fearful of everyone that is proximate to him.
Das Brütus: A Tragic Hero In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Brutus is the quintessence of a tragic hero. Webster’s Dictionary defines tragic hero as “Any person, especially a man, admired for courage, nobility etc. … in a serious play with an unhappy ending” (277-626). This verbatim definition, however, is useless in an analytical essay. The idea of a tragic hero comes from Aristotle, who thought a tragic hero involved a character of high standing suffering a downfall caused by one or two character flaws.
As well as Hamlet is giving clues to Claudius, that Hamlet knows who killed his father. Hamlet asks for a play that gives the same story line to scare his uncle. This is a tactic to send not only Hamlet into insanity but also Claudius. The tactic of the play works Claudius is fearful of what Hamlet knows about the murder of King Hamlet. Prince Hamlet is now fearful of everyone that is proximate to him.