The Influence of Classical Philosophy on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
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A five page paper showing how the philosophy of Aristotle, Plato, and St. Augustine influenced Shakespeare in his characterization of Hamlet. The paper argues that over the course of the play, Hamlet moves from the position of a Platonist to an Augustinian to an Aristotelian. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Is Hamlet A Definitive Tragedy?
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A 4 page paper on Shakespeare's very complex play. Looking specifically at the play's resolution and the characterization of Hamlet, the paper analyzes this play in terms of the rules of classical tragedy put forth in Aristotle's Poetics. It argues that while Hamlet is unquestionably a tragedy from our point of view, it does not in several important respects conform to Aristotle's formula. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Tom Stoppard's 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'
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A 6 page essay exploring how the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead reflects specific aspects of life: 1. humans as social animals and 2. how the individual finds his or her place in society. The confusions and feelings of what am I doing here and why am I doing it are emphasized.
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Shakespeare's ‘Renaissance Gentleman'
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A 4 page paper which provides the student with an imaginative reenactment of William Shakespeare's commentary on how he expressed humanism in his quintessential Renaissance man, Prince Hamlet of Denmark. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Masters of the Art - The Makings of Literary Masterpieces
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A 5 page paper that examines the elements needed to produce a literary masterpiece. Included as examples are Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Homer's 'Odyssey', and the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Antigone and Hamlet Compared
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This 3 page paper explores similarities and differences in these two classic works. The themes of fatherhood and royalty are duly noted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"To Be or Not to Be"
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This 5 page paper is a close examination of Hamlet's most famous speech. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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'Hamlet' and 'Dr. Faustus'
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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the ways in which Shakespeare and Marlowe comment on a moral theme in their plays. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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'Hamlet' vs. 'All The King's Men' / Maternal Relationships
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This 5 page research paper discusses the maternal relationships in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men. Specifically discussed are the Oedipal implications between Prince Hamlet and Queen Gertrude; between Jack Burden and his mother and its consequences on their lives and relationships with others. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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'To Be or Not to Be' / Hamlet's Most Revealing Soliloquy
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A 4 page essay on the famous speech and its relationship to Hamlet's actions throughout the play. The writer details the similarities to other sentiments expressed by Hamlet, the words and images themselves, and the character traits that Hamlet exhibits in this speech. No additional sources cited.
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'Where's Polonius?' / Interpreting a Passage In Hamlet
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A 5 page paper on the very short passage in Act IV, Scene III of Hamlet, in which Claudius asks Hamlet what he has done with Polonius' body. It argues that Hamlet's strange responses address not only the location of the body, but Claudius' guilt for Hamlet's father's death. No additional sources cited.
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A Character Study of Prince Hamlet
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A 5 page paper which examines the character that is at the center of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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