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How does Shakespeare's Hamlet follow the style of classical Greek Tragedy?
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One could argue that there are fewer changes of place (over long distances) than in many of Shakespeare's plays. However, it seems to me that the main 'Greek' feature is that Hamlet is not a bad or even foolish person, but is sent to his downfall by one single character weakness, by indecision - by the 'stamp of one defect'. (See 'Hamlet', Act 1, Scene 4, l. 26).
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When Claudius leaves the play does everyone follow and only Hamlet is left on stage?
Yeah, cause Hamlet's a dork
How do you know that a tragedy is a problem play not a revenge play or Shakespeare's tragedy?
A play could be all three. Hamlet, a tragedy by Shakespeare, and also a revenge play, is thought by some to be a "problem play" because it does not fit their definition in some way. And that is what makes people call plays "problem plays"--they have decided that plays have to follow certain rules which they made up, and when Shakespeare doesn't follow their rules it's a "problem". The only rules Shakespeare went by were: the people must like it and the government must tolerate it.
Who did the king and queen ask to follow Hamlet and spy on him for his own good?
Hamlet's old school chums Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Why doesn't horatio want Hamlet to follow the ghost?
horatio does not want hamlet to follow the ghost because horatio thinks its something evil like the devil in the form of his dead father trying to presuade him
What is a reason why that Shakespeares work is not considered a classic?
They have been around for a long time and they are still amazingly popular. That's what classic means.
What movies follow the hamlet theme?
The Lion King
When Claudius leaves the play does everyone follow and only Hamlet is left on stage?
Yeah, cause Hamlet's a dork
How do you know that a tragedy is a problem play not a revenge play or Shakespeare's tragedy?
A play could be all three. Hamlet, a tragedy by Shakespeare, and also a revenge play, is thought by some to be a "problem play" because it does not fit their definition in some way. And that is what makes people call plays "problem plays"--they have decided that plays have to follow certain rules which they made up, and when Shakespeare doesn't follow their rules it's a "problem". The only rules Shakespeare went by were: the people must like it and the government must tolerate it.
Who did the king and queen ask to follow Hamlet and spy on him for his own good?
Hamlet's old school chums Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Who says in hamlet lets follow tis not fit thus to obey him?
Marcellus
Why doesn't horatio want Hamlet to follow the ghost?
horatio does not want hamlet to follow the ghost because horatio thinks its something evil like the devil in the form of his dead father trying to presuade him
How did the idea of predictability apply to classical music?
because most people just have the insight. People feel what should follow. In classical music, writers follow this predictability because it was a norm in this time period.
What is a reason why that Shakespeares work is not considered a classic?
They have been around for a long time and they are still amazingly popular. That's what classic means.
How do you set up a formal report?
ALL formal reports follow the same classical organization and format.
Why do the trumpets and cannons sound according to Hamlet?
When King Claudius takes a drink, he orders the cannons and trumpets to sound. It was a custom in Denmark apparently. Hamlet says "it is a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance." In other words, it is a custom which it is more honourable not to follow. Hamlet's dislike of this custom is probably brought on by Claudius's love of doing it (he does it again in Act 5 at the contest between Hamlet and Laertes); anything Claudius likes, Hamlet feels bound to hate.
Why is Reynaldo obligated to follow Polonius's instructions?
In Hamlet, Reynaldo is obligated to follow the instructions given to him by Polonius because Polonius is his superior Polonius sent Reynaldo to Paris so he could spy on Laertes for him..
A short saying expressing a truth?
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple." Oscar Wilde ANSWER #2 The ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates, is attributed with saying: "To thine own self be true."This very short expression was many centuries later expanded on by Shakespeare in his tragedy, "Hamlet". Both Socrates and Shakespeare express the notion that knowing oneself first is the key to truth. I have paraphrased Shakespeare's full quote from "Hamlet" as follows: 'This above all: To thine own self be true, for it must follow as night follows day that you cannot be false to any man.'
