Hamlet And Agamemnon Research Paper

Hamlet and Agamemnon are both tragic plays, which are intensely emotional and focus on the horror of murder and violent death. Both tragedies are comprised with the themes of love, loss, pride, and the abuse of power. The protagonists, Agamemnon and Hamlet individually commit an appalling crime without comprehending how imprudent and conceited they had acted. In both tragedies, the protagonist’s demise derives from their personal decisions. Consequently, both tragedies evoke pity and fear in the audience. Although both plays are very tragic, Hamlet is more tragic than Agamemnon.
To begin, Hamlet possesses a tragic flaw of failing to execute motives on intuition. Hamlet is consumed with the love and loss of his father’s death, however the betrayal …show more content…
Conversely, the play prompts Claudius to become more cautious and curious of Hamlet. Following the play held by Hamlet, Hamlet visits his mother. When his mother believes Hamlet will attack her, she cries for help. Polonius, who was hiding from behind the arras, responds. In a spontaneous act, Hamlet stabs the concealed figure (Polonius), thinking it is King Claudius. Hamlet apologizes for the death of Polonius, however feels no remorse as he says “tis’ most sweet when in one line two crafts directly meet… Indeed this counselor is now most still, most secret, and most grave who was in life a foolish prating knave” (III, IV, 211-221). Unlike Hamlet, Agamemnon possesses a tragic flaw of having the overwhelming need for power. In the history of Agamemnon, he has gained power by invading each city in Greece, with the exception of Troy. Agamemnon had also gained power by becoming king. To become king, he murdered Clytemnestra’s husband, King Tantalus, and then married Clytemnestra. Agamemnon is unemotional and arrogant in the sacrifices he has made and towards the people is