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Q: What is the Genre of Hamlet?
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Hamlet is a revenge play but the title character undermines the genre through his in taking the action around which the entire play is built?

The genre of Hamlet is a revenge tragedy. In this play, the ghost of Hamlet's father returns to get vengeance.


What genre is Macbeth?

Pile of dead bodies at the end and no weddings equals tragedy.


What literacy technique does Shakespeare used by suddenly introducing a ghost into the play?

Shakespeare suddenly introduces a ghost into four of his plays: Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III and Julius Caesar. In three of those four cases, the ghost is the ghost of a victim of murder, who has come to torture his murderer. In the fourth case, Hamlet, the ghost has come to incite his son to revenge. This is a well-known trope (it can hardly be called a "literary technique") in the "revenge tragedy" genre. Hamlet belongs to this genre but the other three plays named have contain tropes used in this genre as well. The related link contains information about ghost tropes in literature, including Shakespeare.


What is the name the Shakespeare play about the Prince of Denmark?

the play is called Hamlet and was writing by William Shakespeare.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet


What is the relationship between Old Hamlet and Hamlet?

Hamlet Sr (Old Hamlet) was the King of Denmark and Hamlet Jr's (Hamlet) father. Hamlet Sr dies at the beginning of the play and the story follows Hamlet Jr as the main character. Hope this helps, Have a great day.


In Shakespeare's hamlet does hamlet have a brother?

No, Hamlet is an only child.


Who speaks 'to be are not to be' in Hamlet?

Hamlet


Why did Laertes die in Hamlet?

Hamlet stabbed him with the poisoned sword which Laertes had poisoned to kill Hamlet. He was, in Hamlet's phrase, "hoist with his own petard."


Who killed Hamlet's father and how does Hamlet find out?

Hamlet's uncle Claudius killed Hamlet's father (called Hamlet Sr.). The ghost of Hamlet Sr. comes back from the dead and tells Hamlet Jr. so. Hamlet Jr. confirms this by re-enacting the murder as a play, which upsets Uncle Claudius.


Where is the Hamlet Branch in Hamlet located?

The address of the Hamlet Branch is: 6 North Starke Street, Hamlet, 46532 M


What is the description of a Hamlet?

"Hamlet" is a name.


What does the ghost in Hamlet symbolize?

if you are asking this for, say, a homework assignment, then I recommend you figure it out on your own, as your teacher could find this easily.The ghost in Shakespeare's Hamlet is Hamlet's father, who is dead. In Hamlet, Hamlet's father is killed by Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet's father's ghost (the ghost) comes back to basically tell Hamlet what happened, and to tell him (more or less) to have revenge on Hamlet's uncle.