Hamlet andGreat Expectations
Comparison Between Hamlet and Great ExpectationsHamlet and Great Expectations are two books in which the topic of alienation is apparent. Both Hamlet and Pip are alienated for different reasons. Hamlet, a prince of noble birth, only sees the negative side of life. He feels the world is a place full of corruption with distorted people living in it. Because his moral standards are so high, he avoids all human contact and isolates himself from people. Pip on the other hand, was born in a low social class, and was ambitious to become a "gentleman". This ambition drives him to alienation from lower class people. His selfish and greedy behaviour caused him to abandon the forge, which symbolizes the human warmth he once had. In this essay, I will compare and contrast some points where alienation is present in both Pip and Hamlet due to their flaws, sufferance, circumstances and influence of corruption around them.Both Pip and Hamlet have human flaws and weaknesses. Pip's weakness, however, is more self-directed. He has a desire to become a "gentleman". He felt that this would be a road to his happiness, to escape his lowly birth. Great Expectations was set in early Victorian times in England, where the
He finds out that Magwich, a convict whom he once helped, funded Pip's academic studies and made Pip a gentleman. Now, to him, she is just part of the "unweeded garden" like everyone else. This additionally provokes Pip to want to become a gentleman, for it is only then that he feels he will be worthy of her love. Hamlet must kill Claudius but his tragic flaw of procrastination is keeping him from doing so sooner. Pip has a very superficial approach to the world. Every day Hamlet delays, his father's soul is suffering, and this causes Hamlet to suffer as well. He is disillusioned and finds no pleasure in life. However Hamlet has a tragic flaw, which is his failure to carry out his responsibilities. Due to the way Miss Havisham molded her out to be, she is not capable to love. Estella and Ophelia are two corrupt women who capture the hearts of both Pip and Hamlet. He alienates himself from her as well. He feels that becoming a gentleman would fulfill him. This desire is somewhat linked to his obsession with Estella. Pip wanted to be looked up to, just like the other upper class gentlemen.
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