Jk Rowling Analysis

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Description of literature in theUK, and the authors’ development throughout history primarily focusing on William Shakespeare and Joanne K. Rowling

With focus on these two authors, we will analyze each of their literary accomplishments, based on the time periods they were written in.
To asses the newfound knowledge, we will evaluate the two authors impact on modern day society, distinguishing between similarities and differences.

Table of contents
- Introduction to the subject
- William Shakespeare
- J.K. Rowling
- Analysis of William Shakespeare's literature
- Analysis of J.K. Rowling’s literature
- William Shakespeare's impact on society
- J.K. Rowling’s impact on society
- Emphasize on similarities and differences
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Not long after, Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, marries Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, and Claudius becomes the new king. The dead king’s ghost visits the castle where the guards see him, they tell Hamlet, and Hamlet goes to talk to him. The dead king tells Hamlet that he was killed by claudius, and he tells Hamlet to get revenge. Ophelia, Hamlet's lover, get told by her father and brother to keep away from Hamlet, which she ends up agreeing with it and ignores Hamlet. So when Hamlet starts acting crazy against Claudius everyone thinks he is lovesick. Now Hamlet is making a show that shows the scene of when Claudius killed the King, to see his reaction, Claudius get’s mad and leaves the room. Later Hamlet talks with his mother in a room where polonius, Ophelia's father, hides behind a curtain, Hamlet starts acting crazy towards his mother and polonius calls for help, Hamlet thinking it is claudius stabs polonius through the curtain. Laertes, Ophelia’s brother, gets mad at Hamlet for killing his father, and Ophelia goes crazy. Laertes makes a plan with claudius to kill Hamlet, by dipping his sword in poisson and challeng Hamlet to a duel, and if that doesn't work, they have put some poison into Hamlets wine. Now Ophelia was killed by drowning after she went crazy. The duel begins and the queen make toast and drinks from the poisoned wine, now Hamlet and Laertes both gets stabbed by the poisoned sword and before Hamlet dies, he stab Claudius and makes him drink from the poisoned

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