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In five pages this paper examines how the tragic elements of Hamlet distinguish it from Measure for Measure, one of William Shakespeare’s comedies. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
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But he also wrote many successful comedies as well, including Measure for Measure, which was penned a mere three years after writing Hamlet. Shakespeare wanted his theatrical works
to reflect real life, which are combinations of tragedy and comedy. Nevertheless, despite shared elements, the Bard always distinguished his tragedies from his comedies, which is apparent in a
comparison of Hamlet and Measure for Measure. Both of these plays feature male protagonists who make moral choices and themes of sin and repentance that affect main and supporting
characters. However, the types of protagonists presented and their approaches to their moral choices, the attitudes regarding repenting sins, and the outcomes are vastly different in these two plays.
In Shakespeares tragedies, there is always a central male protagonist (Chandler). According to the criteria established by Aristotle in Poetics, this individual had to be a man of impressive
social stature (Galbraith). Prince Hamlet is a member of Denmarks esteemed royal family. Prior to the death of King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet had been expected to be his
fathers successor. The natural order of succession was suddenly interrupted when Hamlets mother Queen Gertrude hastily married her brother-in-law Claudius a scant three months after the murder of her
husband. In Measure for Measure, its protagonist is not a man of illustrious social status. He is Angelo, a commoner who serves as deputy to the Duke of
Vienna. Angelo is not the benefactor of any rite of succession; he is thrust into the role of chief law enforcer in the Dukes absence. He is selected
not by his bloodlines but because the Duke believes him to be a man of unimpeachable moral character. After what Hamlet insists is
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