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- Title: Hamlet's Femininity/la Feminite de Hamlet (Report)
- Author : Canadian Social Science
- Release Date : January 30, 2009
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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INTRODUCTION During the last 400 years, Hamlet has become one of the greatest plays the world has seen. It is no exaggeration to say that its wide and enormous popularity among the audience, the readers and the critics has never been exceeded by any other single work. The universal charm of Hamlet lies in Shakespeare's exquisite poetic language, witty remarks about human foibles, delicate representation of Hamlet's dilemma and more importantly his keen perception of the essence of human life. Critical works on Hamlet can make up a library, among which Hamlet's character has been a favored topic for discussion. People are used to labeling fellow beings as either good or bad, but this play portrays a group of round characters who have shown their individual complexity to a more or less extent. Even the most vicious Claudius has something in him that we cannot hate: his constant love for Gertrude and his repentance for his crime. In terms of characterization, Hamlet offers a realistic representation of human beings as a combination of good and evil, as Adam in the Garden of Eden, who commits the sin of disobeying God's will, but shows great power of love in sinning together with Eve. Similarly, Hamlet's complex character makes it difficult for the readers to place him in either group. He is noble or cruel, innocent or guilty, meditative or impulsive, fearless or timid; he could be both or either of them, depending on the readers' understanding of his situation. More than that, Hamlet is also a combination of masculinity and femininity, which somewhat accounts for his hesitation in the act of avenging his father.
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