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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts these two plays in terms of their representation of the moody protagonists featured in each, the relationships between fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, as well as the themes of power, justice, and the Prodigal Son. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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lists 9 sources. TGhammov.rtf A Comparative Analysis of William Shakespeares The Tragedy of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice , For - April
2001 -- properly! It might appear, upon first glance, as if the only common denominator shared by
The Tragedy of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice was that both were penned by the one and only William Shakespeare. After all, one is a tragedy and one
is a comedy; one ends in death while one ends happily ever after. The chief protagonist in the former is a young Wittenberg University prince, while in the latter,
it is a middle-aged merchant named Antonio. However, upon closer examination, it becomes apparent that these plays share much. Both of the antagonists are solitary souls, who are
frequently gripped by feelings of melancholy. These plays also feature complicated relationships between "fathers and sons," as evidenced by the real-life father and son, King and Prince Hamlet, and
the paternal relationship between Antonio and Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice. Also, there are difficult relationships between fathers and daughters involving their choices in men. While Jessica
in The Merchant of Venice proves to be quite willful, openly defiant of her Orthodox Jewish father Shylock in her elopement with the Christian Lorenzo, the fragile Ophelia is often
exploited by her father Polonius to better secure his position as chief adviser to King Claudius. Many of the two plays themes are also similar, dealing with issues of
power, justice, and considers the Prodigal Son, which both protagonists represent. In The Tragedy of Hamlet, the protagonist is, perhaps, the most famous angst-ridden character of all time. Hamlets
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