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        <title><![CDATA[Yes and no.  There are varying definitions of the &quot;hero&quot; in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes and no.  There are varying definitions of the &quot;hero&quot; in literature, the most basic being fairly synonymous with protagonist, in which case, yes, Hamlet is a hero.  A popular interpretation of him, however, is that of the anti-hero due to the fact that, although he is the protagonist, and also arguably a tragic hero, he also has certain negative sides to his character, such as violence, vulgar language, etc.  ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:36:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This question has had several interesting answers. Click the links below...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This question has had several interesting answers. Click the links below to see them:What is a tragic flaw? What is the tragic flow of Hamlet and is Hamlet destroyed by his flaw? Does Hamlet realize his tragic flaw?It seems that Hamlet has had a slight change of heart at the end of Act II. Is he serious or is he merely expressing his tragic flaw? You might want to also visit our free, online lessons on Hamlet which address your question. Just...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:23:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Prince Hamlet and Heroism]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Do you think that Prince Hamlet can really be considered a hero in the classical sense?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shakespeare's plays indeed are influenced by the political events of the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shakespeare's plays indeed are influenced by the political events of the time but there is a limit to that influence. To answer your question, with respect to characters, there is clearly a reference to the Earl of Essex and the taming of the rebellion in Ireland. The Earl of Essex being a national hero greatly admired by Shakespeare himself but who was nevertheless put to death. This macabre event caused a feeling of immense disillusionment...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:20:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You might want to visit our free, online lessons on Hamlet which address...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/group/discuss/deception-theme-hamlet-4691#4</link>
        <description><![CDATA[You might want to visit our free, online lessons on Hamlet which address your question.  Just go to the Lit101 course on Hamlet.  There you can view complete discussions of each scene, browse our questions and answers or contribute questions on your own and receive answers.Thank you for using eNotes! &#160;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:33:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Certainly, all this deception is a large part of what is &quot;rotten in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Certainly, all this deception is a large part of what is &quot;rotten in the state of Denmark.&quot;  While that line originally refers to Claudius' deception, it can expand to include all of the subterfuge perpetrated throughout the play (as detailed in the above answer). ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:42:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Deception is definitely a theme in &quot;Hamlet&quot;.  There is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Deception is definitely a theme in &quot;Hamlet&quot;.  There is deception among many of the characters and in many of the scenes beginning with the first act, second scene when Claudius addresses the court.  He is deceiving people because he killed his brother, but he acts like it was an unfortunate accident.  Hamlet tells Horatio in Act 1, sc. 5 that he is going to act like he is insane, thus deceiving people. The character of Polonius...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:43:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Deception as Theme in Hamlet]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Do you agree that deception is one of the themes in Shakespeare's &quot;Hamlet&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:42:37 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I will join gbeatty in that the setting is defined by the origins of the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I will join gbeatty in that the setting is defined by the origins of the tale which are to be found in the Historia Danica, but I think also that it is important because it butresses the feeling of dissension. We must not forget that the king used to represent the divine authority on earth. Thus, his castle is the throne of that power. Being what it is, that place must remain pure, never to be corrupted or stained, nevertheless it becomes...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:35:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;is the struggle worth it?&quot; that reminds me again of Camus:...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/group/discuss/fate-4573#4</link>
        <description><![CDATA[&quot;is the struggle worth it?&quot; that reminds me again of Camus: commiting suicide &quot;amounts at answering the fundemental question of philosophy&quot; To go back to the question of fate, I think it's quite salient if we consider the play from the following perspective. When you read the play, don't you feel that Hamlet is absolutly idle. He does nothing &quot;serious&quot; (to use Aristotle's words) and spends his time madding. What...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:08:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;a mirror up to nature&quot; that's something that evokes realism....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;a mirror up to nature&quot; that's something that evokes realism. I forgot who said this but it's a french guy I think &quot;a mirror walking along the road&quot; or sthg like it. And if we are able to describe a piece of literature which is 450 years old as being &quot;realistic&quot; then we can say that maybe Arnold wasn't mad when he said that the poet sometimes happens to transcend time and space and that what he creates then...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:10:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Consider, too, how many of our young people come from homes where there...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Consider, too, how many of our young people come from homes where there is a step-parent.  Even if that step-parent didn't actually murder their own parent (heaven forbid!), there is still the potential for a great deal of resentment - much like the resentment Hamlet felt toward Claudius and Gertrude (prior to discovering that his uncle murdered his father, of course).As I've said so often, that is the cool thing about Shakespeare and what I...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I am working on a memoire on Hamlet and western culture. I am analyzing...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/group/discuss/what-ways-might-hamlet-relevant-modern-audien-4491#7</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I am working on a memoire on Hamlet and western culture. I am analyzing the play starting from myths to reach more recent theory. What I find most interesting is that Hamelt is at the same time absolutly timeless, hence forever modern, yet perfectly epitomizing its time. Hamlet more than any other Elizabethan play I have read is modern in its thought. I will refer here to the soliloquy of Act III Sc1 wherein Hamlet medidates on life and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:00:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who doesn't deal with ambition and deceit in a modern world?  Claudius'...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Who doesn't deal with ambition and deceit in a modern world?  Claudius' ambition took such a hold on him that he murdered (that never happens in today's world) his brother and married the Queen in order to get the throne.  Of course, in a truly Macbeth manner, he had to secure his throne and was willing to go so far as to murder the true King of Denmark, young Hamlet.  My students always love Hamlet for the confusion Hamlet feels about his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:52:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This discussion is really interesting to me since I teach Hamlet to high...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This discussion is really interesting to me since I teach Hamlet to high school seniors, many of whom question the relevance of reading Shakespeare in 2008.  I agree with a lot of the above.  I find that analyzing Hamlet's motivations, or lack of motivations, ends up being pretty easy for my students in the long run because of the relevance of Hamlet's struggle as the dutiful son.  Conflicts with a mother, stepfather, girlfriend . . . on...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:43:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As I see it, Hamlet struggles with the question of fate throughout the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/group/discuss/fate-4573#3</link>
        <description><![CDATA[As I see it, Hamlet struggles with the question of fate throughout the play, though most notably in the gravedigger's scene.  It is in this scene where Hamlet expresses much of his existential philosophy in contemplating the meaning or meaninglessness of life.  When he expounds on death as the great equalizer, whether one was a king or a common man, I think he is struggling with his own fate as well.  It leads him to question his inactive...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:31:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Before the Globe Theater was constructed, dramas were often performed in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Before the Globe Theater was constructed, dramas were often performed in patrons' courtyards; therefore a circular shape and the use of balconies in Shakespeare's &quot;Wooden O&quot; is a natural extension of this model.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:43:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was rebuilt after the fire, it was...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was rebuilt after the fire, it was improved with a flying chair, a trap door, and other features, so I imagine that the simplest way to present King Hamlet's ghost would be to position a battlement in front of the trap door and allow him to appear and later disapear via the trap door.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:37:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Archetypal Motifs]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/group/discuss/archetypal-motifs-4587</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are the archetypal motifs or patterns as they play out in the worka Creationb Immortalityc Hero Archetypes1 the qest2 Initiation3 the sacraficial scapegoat]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:17:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If you're looking to do more on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, there is a...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/q-and-a/can-t-find-any-critics-rosencrantz-guildenstern-28307</link>
        <description><![CDATA[If you're looking to do more on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, there is a wonderful play by Tom Stoppard, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." It is Hamlet from their perspective, which becomes interesting because they do die eventually.]]></description>
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