Essays and Research Papers on Hamlet

A 4 page paper which provides the student with an imaginative reenactment of William Shakespeare's commentary on how he expressed humanism in his quintessential Renaissance man, Prince Hamlet of Denmark. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses the similarities and differences between “Hamlet” and “Poetics.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the significance of the roles portrayed by the lone female characters in the play as a mirrored reflection of the Elizabethan social patriarchy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, all lose a father and react differently to the loss, thus bringing about different ends. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how three elements of tragedy and of the tragic hero apply to the protagonists of King Oedipus, Prince Hamlet, and Amanda Wingfield. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the roles of the two women, Gertrude and Ophelia in Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines what exactly Gertrude knew and when she knew it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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.

A 5 page paper which examines the characters’ attitudes toward their husbands, their positions in society, and their sons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet to determine whether or not it possesses elements which qualify it as a tragedy (according to the classical Greek definition of Aristotle), and apply them as they would relate to the modern world. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the issues of revenging one's father through the exploration of various sons and their reactions to their fathers' deaths. Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 12 page paper which examines how the characters are used to develop this theme. Bibliography lists 3 sources. TGhamavr.rtf

A Melancholy Character; This 5 page paper considers the way in which Hamlet can be seen as a melancholy character and the way that distinction between rationality and irrationality and between normality and abnormality, start to crumble in this characters representation. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing why, although Shakespeare borrowed the basic plot line from older sources, Shakespeare's play is truly innovative. The paper puts forth the argument that Hamlet is too finely bred for the circumstances in which he finds himself and the role of avenger that his culture requires him to play, so he ...

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts two of Shakespeare's tragic characters. No additional sources are used.

This 4 page paper analyzes and examples the elements of the mystery genre to be found in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 2.5 page paper which examines how Hamlet’s mother, Queen Gertrude, is convicted of crimes for which she is guilty and is, in fact, nothing more than a pawn who is manipulated by the men in her life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines examples from the play's text which establish Gertrude's guilt as an adulteress and a conspirator in the death of her husband, King Hamlet. No additional sources are used.

This 4 page paper discusses the ironies in Shakespeare's Hamlet, which occur in Acts one and two. Quotes cited from text. Examples given. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the songs Ophelia sings and what they reveal about her character and her madness. No additional sources are used.

This 5 page report discusses the fact that the unique aspect of the universality of very well-known works being turned into a cinema application is that the audience has easy access to the original text and, in fact, may have seen the story presented in a different context, in a number of circumstances. They are likely to know the story ...

A 6 page paper which examines how Ophelia is treated throughout Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the similarities of the two characters, their problems and life situations. No additional sources are used.

A 6 page paper which examines the life and actions of Claudius in order to achieve a better understanding of the tragedy and the antagonist’s purpose in it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the symbols of the ear (or poison ear) and disease and rotting as elements in Hamlet, especially as they serve to demonstrate loss and torment. This paper focuses on the messages of the ghost, as they were conveyed to Hamlet, and how these messages poisoned his perspective and transformed ...