Abstract
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Since there are so many critics on Hamlet, this study is mainly focus on the essence and specialty of Hamlet. As a famous tragedy and the most representative work of Shakespeare, Hamlet owns many distinguish features, such as the ingenious dramatic structure, the unique language and the specific character-Hamlet. While talking about the essence of Hamlet, many people consider that Hamlet is a tragedy of revenge, also, some people regard it as a tragedy of love. This paper begins to study it from a new perspective: humanism, which means that Hamlet is a tragedy of humanism.
Key words: Hamlet; conflict; soliloquy; humanism
Content
- Introduction
- Introduction to the Paper
1.1 A Brief Introduction to Shakespeare
1.2 A Brief Introduction to Hamlet
1.3 The Purpose of the Research
- The Features of Hamlet
2.1 A Brief Summary of Hamlet
2.2 Common Features of Shakespeare’s Work
2.3 The Specialty of Hamlet
2.3.1 Ingenious Dramatic Structure
2.3.2 Specific Language–Soliloquy
2.3.3 Distinguish Character–Hamlet
- The Essence of Hamlet
3.1 People’s Debates on Hamlet
3.2 Tragedy of Humanism
- Conclusion
