Hamlet vs Othello

Many people have seen Hamlet as a play about uncertainty and about Hamlet's failure to act appropriately. It is very interesting to consider that the play shows many uncertainties that lives are built upon, or how many unknown quantities are taken for granted when people act or when they evaluate one another's actions. Hamlet is an especially intriguing production, both on the set and on the screen because of its uniqueness to be different from what most people expect to be in a revenge themed play. Hamlet's cynicism and insane like behavior cause him to seem indecisive, but in reality he is always judging and contemplating his actions in the back of his mind in order to seek revenge for the murder of

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is laden with tragedy from the start, and this adversity is reflected in the title character. Being informed of his father’s murder and the appalling circumstances surrounding the crime, Hamlet is given the emotionally taxing task of avenging his death. It is clear that having to complete this grim undertaking takes its toll on Hamlet emotionally. Beginning as a seemingly contemplative and sensitive character, we observe Hamlet grow increasingly depressed and deranged as the play wears on. Hamlet is so determined to make his father proud that he allows the job on hand to completely consume him. We realize that Hamlet has a tendency to mull and ponder excessively, which causes the notorious delays of action

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Prince Hamlet serves as one of the most multi-faceted characters in the entire play with critics often deeming his personality “paradoxical”. Ultimately, Hamlet provides the audience with the epitomy of internal contrast and instability by rapidly transitioning through periods of caution and rash action, introversion and extroversion and calculation and spontaneity.

Tony Robbins said, “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others”. Shakespeare’s writing has had many different ways of being presented because people perceive it in different ways. Whether it is a literal representation or a spin, directors like to show viewers the way they perceive the text. In the movie version of Hamlet the director, Kenneth Branagh, wanted the viewers to find Shakespeare interesting and full of action and drama. Kenneth chose the right direction to go in to keep the audience’s attention but it

Many directors choose to make many different decisions when producing their version of Hamlet. Every actor portrays the character Hamlet in several ways making each version almost a new story. Mel Gibson's 1990 version and the 2009 David Tennant films are very different in style, scene omissions and several other aspects.

In William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, the playwright introduces the compelling, complex, and complicated character of the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet. In the events of the play, Hamlet swears revenge against his uncle for the foul murder of his father, the king. However, despite his intense catalyst, Hamlet reveals to be continuously torn between his motive of revenge and conflicted conscience, generating an inability to carry out his desired actions. While Hamlet possesses the passion and intellect to murder his uncle, Claudius, his actual inclination to act upon the murder directly opposes that of his powerfully emotional contemplations (S.T. Coleridge). Hamlet’s overzealous thoughts become unrealistic compared to his actual endeavors throughout the play.

“To be, or not to be, that is the question,” (3.1.64). This famous line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet perfectly encapsulates Hamlet’s internal struggle throughout the play. Hamlet tells the story of the young prince of Denmark and his desire for revenge on the uncle, Claudius, who murdered his father. As is the case in many works of literature, Hamlet changes greatly throughout the play. However, because of his attempts to act insane, it can be difficult to precisely map the changes in Hamlet’s character. By carefully investigating his seven soliloquies, where he is alone and has no need to “put on an antic disposition,” one can understand and interpret how Hamlet’s character develops throughout the play.

Shakespeare’s character, Hamlet, is known for his indecisive personality. It is a trait that humanizes Hamlet in the sense that every man is flawed. However, this feature is Hamlet’s main

Hamlet, the eponymous hero of Shakespeare’s greatest work, descends swiftly into madness and paranoia after the murder of his father and the realization of his mother’s true, morally reprehensible, nature. As a result of these new responsibilities and extreme circumstances, Hamlet diverges from his usual, logical thinking into paranoia and over analysis, a condition that prevents him from trusting anyone. Hamlet, having been born a prince, is, for the first time, forced to make his own decisions after he learns of the true means of his father’s death. Another contributing factor to his madness is the constant probing of others into Hamlet’s sanity. These factors all contribute to Hamlets delay, and that delay contributes to the tragic

Life is full of choices. As humans, we are given the opportunity to make our own decisions and, ultimately, pave our own path. Just as we are able to decide on a movie to watch or a restaurant to eat at, we are also given the power to choose our actions. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the characters are also given the ability to choose their actions. Some of their actions are driven by reasoning and logical thoughts, and others are fueled by pure passion. Through the play, Shakespeare shows both passion and reason while portraying the importance of balancing these two emotions.

“Going back means I have to face my past. I have been running from it for so long”-Simba. This quote very ironic. Because in both stories the movie and play they have to face their pasts. The play is about an uncle who kills his brother to become king. The ghost of his brother informs his son what his brother has done to him. For the rest of the play it is all about revenge and the son Hamlet kills his uncle also known as stepfather for revenge. In the end when everyone faces the past and gets confronted many people die including Hamlet. This is very similar to the lion king only Simba the son does not die. His dad is killed by his uncle and his uncle take over pride rock. Then tells him to leave and never return. But he does return and when he does a fight breaks out resulting in the uncle dying. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Disney’s The Lion King are similar in many ways one is because the uncle kills his brother for power and to be king then the sons get revenge. It is also different because Simba does not die and Hamlet does.

Tetrault Tetrault, 2 Hamlet: The Victim of Indecision and Shakespeare?s Drama Hamlet?s purposes are always brought into question by the reader, but time after time one mostly certainly forgets the writer?s purposes. In Shakespeare?s Hamlet, Hamlet?s conversations, thoughts, and actions lead readers to wonder if he was guilty of insanity or indecision, but Hamlet could be guilty of one and Shakespeare could have written it for the other. Logic sides with Hamlet in his plots of revenge, but his soliloquies and sudden outbursts point towards insanity. The drama leaves readers in confusion, such confusion like what Hamlet was in, and that could be the whole purpose of the play. Shakespeare is the man and mind behind Hamlet.

This is an example of how Othello is eloquent and respected by his peers despite his

Caught in the Storm “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” as the old saying goes, and we see this plainly evident in both Othello and Hamlet. From setting to the characters, many things are different, but one of the most glaring things these two plays have in common is that someone’s downfall is caused by revenge. While both the characters of Hamlet and Iago are ensnared by revenge, only Hamlet seems to grasp that getting his revenge will do him no good, while Iago seems to think his revenge will better his life, but both become blind in their quest for vengeance. While Hamlet and Iago are both involved in seeking revenge, their situations differ because at the heart of their stories, so many crucial things are opposites with them,

One of the themes that Shakespeare plays within his tragedies is the imbalance of order and disorder, dealing specifically with morality. In The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark or simply Hamlet is about the titular character contemplating killing his uncle after King Hamlet’s ghost tells Hamlet that he had been poisoned by Claudius. The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice tells the story of Othello being manipulated by Iago into believing that his wife is having an affair with Cassio. Even though these plays deal with different subjects such as love and revenge, they are similar as both Hamlet and Othello, as the heroes, attempt to fix this disorder in morality (Hamlet’s Uncle killing the King and Othello’s wife ‘cheating’ on him). Yet due to their tragic flaws, Hamlet and Othello have become the villains because they have fueled the disorder within themselves as well as with the people in their lives. In the end, the only way that moral order is restored by the deaths of the protagonists and every other person that has been affected by this disorder.