Thursday 25 November 2010

Hamlet essay plan:

 To what extent do i agree with the statement "Hamlet didn't learn anything by the end of the tragedy"

Paragraph 1:

  • Hamlets inital thoughts after fathers death : depression,apathetic towards anything, cold to other i.e mother/ betrayed by mother and uncle.Many tragic events unfold....
  • Hamlets inital thoughts when found out fathers true death:
    • Revenge
    • Madness (acting mad)
    • Hatred and betrayal
  • Many tragic events unfold....
  • Hamlet may have been the root cause for these occurances.
  • Overall outcome i.e EVERYONES DEAD 
  • i believe in the end after all of these outcomes he did in fact learn something .

Paragraph 2:

Key events that unfolded and how Hamlet reacted and felt.... did his behaviours or opinions change. Hamlet lingering on death and revenge... blinds him?
  • Play and Claudius admitting muder of brother
  • Talk with mother/death of Polonius
  • Ophelias death

Paragraph 3:
  • Hamlets rite-of-passage, realisation of mistakes he made because of the death of Ophelia.....
  • repentance and explanaition of what he learnt.
  • Too late to change the outcome... everyone dies

1 comment:

  1. Thanks. We've now discussed this plan and you know how to make it more effective. Keep a clear argument going. Just focus on whether he learns anyhting or not. Mention that this is a feature of tragedy. Discuss dramatic moments.

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