Hamlet
There are numerous themes put forth by Shakespeare in 'Hamlet', one of his greatest tragedies. Many of these themes are relevant to life today. When man's social, political and ethical worlds are out of balance, bad things happen (at least in Shakespearean tragedies). In other words, natural illnesses or occurrences are symbolic of the illness in his thinking. This happens today and is also illustrated in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Similarly, man often sees supposedly abnormal occurrences in nature as symbols or warning about the breakdown of political, social or ethical systems. In Hamlet Act I, Scene I, Horatio says the moon "Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse". He compares the forthcoming downfall of Rome with the pending destruction of Denmark. He takes natures happenings to be a sign of future misfortunes for the state of Denmark. Today, people still do the same thing. For instance, many religious groups take nature's destructive forces; (earthquakes, volcanic activity, etc.) to be signs of the planet's coming Armageddon. Hamlet's timelessness can be seen through the themes that it portrays. Political, social and ethical corruption will never disappear. As long as man's nature remains the same, their will always
Additionally, the struggle for power and control in Shakespeare's Macbeth is evident from the beginning as Macbeth strives to be crowned by chance and Lady Macbeth favors a slightly quicker and more violent approach. Also, the audience was able to feel sympathy for the position Hamlet was in. The first evidence of this is when Macbeth kills Duncan's groomsmen without Lady Macbeth's permission or consent. Also a tragic hero doesn't have to die. Not only is it in his own nature of evil that he suceeds but also in the weaknesses of the other characters. Iago, as a representation of evil, has one major motivational factor that leads him to lie, cheat, and commit crimes on other characters. This is the first stage of Iago's scheme to control Othello. In any tragedy there is a tragic hero, and he must possess certain characteristics in order to be one. It was Lady Macbeth's desire for control over her husband that set him on his course of destruction and murder. He was brave, loyal, and intelligent, but he couldn't move on past one thing, which led to his death. Good can be defined as forgiving, honest, innocent and unsuspecting. It is these forces of evil that ultimately lead to the downfall of Othello, a noble Venetian moor, well-known by the people of Venice as a honorable soldier and a worthy leader. Macbeth begins the play with no power but with a small amount of the control, hence Lady Macbeth had the power and most of the control.
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