HamletHamlet

The Classical Tragic HeroThe Classical Tragic Hero

What is a Tragic Hero?What is a Tragic Hero?

Properties of the Tragic HeroProperties of the Tragic Hero

Aristotle

Character DevelopmentCharacter Developmentof the Tragic Heroof the Tragic Hero

Hamlet

Tragic Flaw

Rhetorical DevicesRhetorical Devices

“Not so, my lord. I am too much in the sun.” (Act I. Scene 2. Line 68)

“Do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?” (Act III. Scene 2. lines 362-363)

Rhetorical DevicesRhetorical Devices

“’Tis an unweeded garden, that grows to seed. Things rank and gross in nature possess it merely.” (Act I. Scene 2. line 137-139)

“Why, then, it is none to you, for there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. To me it is a prison.” (Act II. Scene 2. lines 263-265)

Significant QuotationsSignificant Quotations ““But two months dead – nay, no so much, not two – so excellent a But two months dead – nay, no so much, not two – so excellent a

king, that was, to this Hyperion to a satyr” king, that was, to this Hyperion to a satyr” (Act I. Scene 2. line (Act I. Scene 2. line 140-142)140-142)

““You cannot, sir, take from me any thing that I will more You cannot, sir, take from me any thing that I will more willingly part withal – except my life, except my life, except willingly part withal – except my life, except my life, except my life.” (Act II. Scene 2. line 229-231)my life.” (Act II. Scene 2. line 229-231)

“’“’Tis as easy as lying. Govern these ventages with your Tis as easy as lying. Govern these ventages with your fingers and thumb, give it breath with your mouth, and it will fingers and thumb, give it breath with your mouth, and it will discourse most eloquent music.” (Act III. Scene 2. line 350-discourse most eloquent music.” (Act III. Scene 2. line 350-352)352)

““You would play upon me, you would seem to know my stops, You would play upon me, you would seem to know my stops, you would pluck out the heart of my mystery, you would you would pluck out the heart of my mystery, you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass, and sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass, and there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ, yet there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak. Do you think I am easier to be cannot you make it speak. Do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?” (Act III. Scene 2. line 356-363)played on than a pipe?” (Act III. Scene 2. line 356-363)

Significant QuotationsSignificant Quotations

““With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May, and how With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May, and how his audit stands who knows save heaven? But in our his audit stands who knows save heaven? But in our circumstance and course of thought, ’Tis heavy with him. circumstance and course of thought, ’Tis heavy with him. And am I then revenged, to take him in the purging of his And am I then revenged, to take him in the purging of his soul, when he is fit and seasoned for his passage? No! up, soul, when he is fit and seasoned for his passage? No! up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent: When he is sword, and know thou a more horrid hent: When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage, or in the incestuous pleasure drunk asleep, or in his rage, or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed, at gaming, swearing, or about some act that has of his bed, at gaming, swearing, or about some act that has no relish of salvation in it.” no relish of salvation in it.” (Act III. Scene 4. line 84-95)(Act III. Scene 4. line 84-95)

Secondary Source Quotation "Hamlet is not a man of action deliberately, but a "Hamlet is not a man of action deliberately, but a scholar, a scholar, a

man of thought and consideration and learning, and man of thought and consideration and learning, and many many

critics feel the imbalance between his active and critics feel the imbalance between his active and passive passive

natures is a tragic flaw that makes his wretched fate natures is a tragic flaw that makes his wretched fate

inevitable." (Rubie, 133)inevitable." (Rubie, 133)

Creative ConnectionCreative Connection

““Have you ever been hated or discriminated against? I have, I've Have you ever been hated or discriminated against? I have, I've been protested and demonstrated against.”been protested and demonstrated against.”

““My whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn't 'til My whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn't 'til I grew up, now I blew up. It makes you sick to ya stomach, I grew up, now I blew up. It makes you sick to ya stomach, doesn't it?”doesn't it?”

““I got some skeletons in my closet and I don't know if no one I got some skeletons in my closet and I don't know if no one knows it. So before they thrown me inside my coffin and close it, knows it. So before they thrown me inside my coffin and close it, I'ma expose it.”I'ma expose it.”

Creative ConnectionCreative Connection

““I maybe made some mistakes but I'm only human. But I'm man enough I maybe made some mistakes but I'm only human. But I'm man enough to face them today.”to face them today.”

““Now I would never dis my own mama just to get recognition. Take a Now I would never dis my own mama just to get recognition. Take a second to listen for you think this record is dissin,‘ But put yourself in second to listen for you think this record is dissin,‘ But put yourself in my position.”my position.”

““What I did was stupid, no doubt it was dumb, but the smartest !@#$ I What I did was stupid, no doubt it was dumb, but the smartest !@#$ I did was take them bullets out of that gun. Cuz id'a killed 'em” did was take them bullets out of that gun. Cuz id'a killed 'em”

““See what hurts me the most is you won't admit you See what hurts me the most is you won't admit you was wrong. !@#$%, do ya song. Keep tellin' yourself was wrong. !@#$%, do ya song. Keep tellin' yourself that you was a mom.”that you was a mom.”

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