Ghost Hunters

“Here comes Haemon, your only living son.” says the Chorus Leader. (710-711) Haemon is saying that he is giving his all to his father Creon, and that he would never fail him or do him any ill will. But that would soon change after Creon's hatred decision towards Antigone. Ultimately these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by sending his sons, soon to be bride, Antigone to her death and the character interactions advanced the plot and developed the theme by sending his son's…

On the other hand, some people might say that Hamlet takes long to avenge his father’s death because as George Detmold states, “ Perhaps the most significant reason why Hamlet hesitates , the critic concludes, is that although he is tempted by love, kingship, and even revenge, he is long past the point where he desires to do anything about them. None of these objects gives him a new incentive for living” (219). Detmold questions how come it took Hamlet approximately three months to take action…

precipitating event that alters Hamlet’s disposition is when he first communicates with the ghost of King Hamlet and is urged to seek vengeance. The ghost declares that “Murder most foul, as in the best it is. But this most foul, strange and unnatural” (1.5, 27). In this passage Hamlets father is declaring that although murder is indeed unnatural, it is what needs to be done in order for Hamlet to get revenge. The ghost then states “I find thee apt, And duller shouldst thou be than the fat weed…

Life is all about choices, therefore choices are easily tied to one’s life experiences. All actions have consequences, and sometimes one’s greatest vice is not listening to the whole precipice (meaning, lesson) in the advice (actions) from others. For example, in the play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Polonius gives Laertes various pieces of advice before Laertes departs for France. Many of which are applicable to a multitude of characters throughout the play, and the characters who are not…

Although everyone knows about Hamlet’s quest for vengeance, one of the more important aspects of his downfall was the continuation of loss during his life. This continuing tread is often overlooked by both the other characters in the reading and by readers alike. As the story of Hamlet progresses, in each act Hamlet is faced with loss and in that sense he loses a piece of himself with it. It’s these losses that drive hamlet for revenge and ultimately his untimely demise. In the first Act of…

of a terminal illness or death of a loved one. Also, a “normal person” will hide the truth and the words that they are told. Hamlet experiences the first stage of grieving at the beginning of the play. In the beginning of the play Hamlet, sees the ghost of his father for the first time and states to Horatio, “How strange or odd some’er I bear myself/ (As I per chance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition on)” (Shakespeare 1.5.190-92). Here Hamlet tells Horatio that no matter how…

In Hamlet written by William Shakespeare the character Laertes, is the son of Polonius, his father, and is also the older brother of his sister, sweet, Ophelia. He is a college student who is studying in France at the moment and is known to be one of the best fencers around. He cares a lot about his father and sister greatly, so when Laertes finds out that they have killed his father and that his sister has killed herself, while he is away at college, we see a different character, an aggressive…

Haunting is the appearing of a ghost or spirit. In “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson, there is a possibility that the characters in the book are experiencing unknown activity in the house. A haunting can happen to a variety of people. Whether you are a believer or not can play a role if you see or hear them. Some types of hauntings that are less terrifying to bone chilling are residual, intelligent, and demonic hauntings. The first kind is a residual haunting, which is one of the…

A tragic character’s hamartia is a defect or trait that makes the main character in most cases the hero of the story lead to a disastrous downfall. Hamartia is defined as a “tragic flaw” where an error in the main character’s attitude or actions which brings him/her to a tragic demise in the story. An example of a tragic character is Hamlet, from the story Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Hamlet’s hamartia is his incapability to avenge his father’s death, he feels indecisive towards the thought…

comes to the castle, Hamlet convinces the actors to perform a scene showing a suspicious man pouring poison into the current king’s ear. He is hoping that the scene will elicit a reaction from Claudius in public, which will prove to Hamlet that the ghost was telling the truth. After Claudius sees the play, he realizes that Hamlet knows the truth and sends him to England. Claudius sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with him, and he gives them letters asking their receivers in England to execute…