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King Of Denmark King Of England
820 wordsWilliam Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He was the son of John and Mary Shakespeare. William attended his towns local grammar school at age six and graduated ten years later. When he was eighteen, he married a woman named Anne Hathaway who gave birth to twins, Hamlet and Judith. Hamlet drowned a few years later. It is said that William named his famous play Hamlet after his son and included a drowning scene in his honor. After the loss of his son, William left...
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Inability To Act Tragic Flaw
591 wordsAccording 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 its tragic hero. Hamlets flaw, which in accordance with Aristotle's principles of tragedy causes his demise, is his inability to act. This defect of Hamlets character is displayed througho...
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