Ghost

The short story Demon Lover written by Elizabeth Bowen, as well as the ballad Demon Lover appear to revolve around the same concept. The short story is about a woman that was once in love and engaged to a soldier, who fought in World War II. When she returned to her former home she was blindsided by a letter she found on her table.No one had known that she would be visiting her home. The letter forced her to recall a promise that she had made to her former lover. Along the lines of the Demon…

Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare about a kingdom in the early centuries. It has many similarities and differences with the 1994 children’s movie, The Lion King. The Lion King and Hamlet are both about a tragedy of the son’s revenge with many similarities and differences. However, Hamlet has a tragic ending and The Lion King has a happy ending. Hamlet is a movie about a king’s son, Hamlet, born into royalty. The king dies in the beginning of the movie, but no one knows the exact…

King Hamlet who was murdered by his brother King Claudius and uncle of Hamlet is stricken with anger and vengeance for the death of his father. When his father dies he realizes it was a murder, Because of the information the ghost gives him in the beginning of the play. The ghost informs him that he was not killed…

Hamlet, a play written by Shakespeare, portrays how the main character, Hamlet, struggled within the metaphorically suffocating box. Hamlet struggles when dealing with the incestuous marriage of Claudius and his mother, the ghost appearing in the night, the crowning of the New King, and his obligations within the kingdom. The metaphorical suffocation represents Hamlet’s feelings towards all the events taken place within the Kingdom of Denmark. Hamlet struggles to “hold his tongue” of the…

Hamlet’s main goal of the play Hamlet is to avenge his father’s death. Throughout the play, Hamlet repeatedly references the end goal. That is what Hamlet wants the most. This idea corresponds to the quote by David Mamet, where “The main question in drama… ‘What does the protagonist want?’ That is what drama is.” He takes it a step further, saying “It’s not about theme, its not about ideas, it’s not about setting, but what the protagonist want.” But there is a small hint of doubt what Hamlet…

Suicide and Depression in Literature Millions of people all over the world suffer daily from depression and suicidal tendencies. As well as in the real world, characters in the literary world struggle with these issues too. Many great literary works revolve around characters with a significant mental condition. It helps to keep the story interesting and forces you to look deeper into the character’s minds to find out what they are really thinking. In the Shakespearean play “Hamlet”, Prince…

Shakespeare is known throughout literature for his plays and poems, most consisting of tragedy, death, love, or all three. In his pieces, Hamlet especially, a major theme at work is death, how it plays into a characters actions, personalities, etc. This paper will explore how death and several other things play into Hamlet and may be connected to the aforementioned work of Shakespeare. During the Shakespearian time period, death was a common occurrence. Lives were short due to the constant…

was the best chance to revenge for his father, but he hesitated. He was worried that Claudius would go to heaven after his death, so he decided to choose another time to assassinate him. However, he didn’t anticipate the decision would eventually lead to the tragedy which everyone dies in the end. In my opinion, he is a smart prince. He knew how to disguise himself and let others thought that he lost his mind, and used the play to imply that Claudius killed his father and tampered with the…

Reality isn’t always as clear cut as you may think. In Macbeth, this is a major theme and key. After Macbeth orders the killing of Banquo, he suddenly sees Banquo’s ghost at his own seat at the table. Macbeth, however, is the only one who sees it. This blend of reality and mysticality is characteristic of Shakespeare, but the main idea behind it can still be applied to real life for regular people. One of the most potentially dangerous and aggravating ways that things are not always what they…

Whenever Prince Hamlet needed him, Horatio was there. Horatio was a loyal friend to Prince Hamlet all the time and never let him down. One example of this is when Horatio helped Hamlet talk to his dead father, King Hamlet. As the men approached the ghost of King Hamlet, Horatio is courageous and calls the King out to speak. While Prince Hamlet is on his deathbed, Horatio says he will drop everything and kill himself for Prince Hamlet. Horatio is compassionate towards Hamlet, and in a sense,…