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Is Hamlet A Hero Essay

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Christina Urbina
Professor Messerschmidt
LIT 1000
September 14, 2014 Hamlet In the Elizabethan era, which Hamlet was written in, tragedy was customary in most plays. The intrigue in this play, keeps the audience and reader engrossed till the very end. Hamlet brought upon his own demise by his ego and his quest for the truth to be exposed. Hamlet used his intelligence to create a smoke screen till he can act in defense of his father. Hamlet starts off this conflict when his father’s apparition emerges. The ghost has caused a stir with the armed guards on watch at night. Hamlet is compelled by this spirit that looks like his father. “Look, my lord, it comes!” (Shakespeare; 1; 41 ) Hamlet’s character has been described as tragic a hero. Yet without the ghost this play would not proceed or conclude in the same way. The …show more content…

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