Thesis: Although love and death are used throughout Hamlet to much success, revenge is much more important to the story.
Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Jesus Fish
I am thinking about writing my Hamlet paper on how revenge is the engine that keeps the story moving. What I mean by that is revenge is the main idea that gives the very basic story flavor, more than what the role death and love play. For a basic outline of the story....Claudius kills father, son takes revenge, son finds murderer, son kills Claudius. There is no love or death that holds the bulk of the story together, its just Hamlet and his journey to kill Claudius. There may be love and death mixed in, but they play a lesser role in the overall story.
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youre writing a play mason?
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ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting approach to the play--one that will concern itself less with the 'meaning' of the work, than with its structure (and how the desire for revenge drives the plot forward). I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in your first draft. On Thursday, we'll likely be watching a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, which may be of particular use to you (if you want to borrow a copy of the actual play, let me know). Good luck with this!