woojong
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Post by woojong on Jan 18, 2015 14:44:24 GMT
First of all, I want to say that I haven't read Hamlet yet, and that the only thing I know about Hamlet is the main summary and characters. If we were to find a 'hero' of Hamlet, that would be Hamlet the prince of Denmark of course. However, I think that he is more like a 'twisted hero', because he seems to be blinded by revenge and doesn't even know what he is doing in the end. It is a very tragic story, and makes me pity about Hamlet.
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Post by jmoon234 on Jan 19, 2015 6:44:35 GMT
I can't see this as a story with the theme of Hero because this is just a story that is filled with revenge and madness. There is a lot of things that are right, but at the same time, there are many things that are wrong as well.
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Post by saimoon1 on Jan 19, 2015 11:05:25 GMT
I think Hamlet is a hero because some of his actions are actually understandable if one thinks about it. He just wants to avenge his father's death by killing his uncle who basically did the wrong things in the story and seems like a much bigger antagonist.
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Post by dhiya on Jan 23, 2015 22:07:45 GMT
He might not be a 'typical' hero. I think he's just the main character in the story, not a hero. He's very emotional, philosophical, and in the end, he killed his uncle, which I don't think shows aspects of heroism.
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Post by ameliachen80385 on Jan 24, 2015 15:40:03 GMT
I would say that Hamlet is not a hero,either.As lots of people said,he just followed what the ghost told him to do.(why he is pretty sure that the ghost is his father,if the ghost is not his father what is he gonna do )He achieved his goal by killing everyone and He is a king so he should protect his nation but he did not.In the end, his nation was taken over.
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Post by leeeeena on Jan 25, 2015 6:11:27 GMT
Hamlet is a tragic hero and somewhat of an anti-hero. He is tragic because in his quest for revenge, others around him must suffer. And he suffers himself. He is an anti-hero because he has heroic qualities but he is more of a philosopher than the archetypal hero of deeds and actions. In fact, when the play begins, Hamlet is a quiet, brooding, passive man. Even when he begins his plan of revenge, he is still the thinking hero rather than the acting hero: until the end of the play.
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Post by dannyoh on Jan 25, 2015 6:28:51 GMT
I can't really see a hero in this story. But if Hamlet was considered a hero, he would be one with many flaws.. A lot more than other heroes.
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Post by justink on Jan 25, 2015 11:26:50 GMT
Im skeptical of Hamlet's deed. this ties closely to the theme of uncertainty. How can we be sure that the ghost's claims are real? There were no witness of the murder. Also the ghost mentions how he was killed in the middle of his sinful life. Perhaps the past king was in fact a corrupted ruler. As for Claudius, he could be the forthright leader, as bach mentioned ~ the story didn't mention about how Claudius oppressed the people. Therefore we can't certainly say that Hamlet is a hero.
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Post by elisalee on Jan 25, 2015 12:26:37 GMT
I think Hamlet can either be considered as a hero or not a hero because he did the revenge for his dad, which was to kill his uncle, who married to his mother. Claudius was also a selfish and unorganised king. On the other hand, Hamlet killed his uncle just for his revenge for his father. He only cared about himself and did not think about others' thoughts.
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daniel
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Post by daniel on Jan 25, 2015 12:32:49 GMT
I think it is hard to put him in one category. However, i also think that he could be a hero since he did something hard for his father. Even though he struggled with his emotions and inner conflict, he gets over with those conflict in his own way.
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Post by estherchoi on Jan 25, 2015 13:49:50 GMT
Like what Stephen said, Hamlet is a hero depending on the perspective. I do agree that Hamlet is a hero by taking revenge for his father. However, the way he took the revenge is a little contrasting to an ideal hero. In general, heroes don't murder and kill but rather save lives from being killed. So, in this way, Hamlet can not be a hero.
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jason
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Post by jason on Feb 8, 2015 12:17:38 GMT
Did we even have theme of the year.
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