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A 10 page essay that contrasts and compares the characterization of Lorenzaccio, which was created by nineteenth century playwright Alfred de Musset in his play of the same name, to Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet. Like the tortured Dane, Lorenzaccio, i.e., Lorenzo de Medici, is a good man who becomes corrupted by his desire for revenge. As this suggests, there are distinct similarities between the characters. Both Hamlet and Lorenzo disguise their true nature and intention from their perceived enemies. Both men subjugate their own lives to what their desire for justice. Both men wish to protect women whom they love from the corruption around them. Both men commit murder. The writer also explores differences in their characterization. No additional sources cited.
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characterization of Hamlet. Like the tortured Dane, Lorenzaccio, i.e., Lorenzo de Medici, is a good man who becomes corrupted by his desire for revenge. As this suggests, there are distinct
similarities between the characters. Both Hamlet and Lorenzo disguise their true nature and intention from their perceived enemies. Both men subjugate their own lives to what their desire for justice.
Both men wish to protect women whom they love from the corruption around them. Both men commit murder. However, there are also distinct differences as well, as Lorenzaccio like
Hamlet is a true work of genius and not simply a rehash of Shakespeare. Lorenzo, unlike Hamlet, is clear-sighted in his objectives, feeling no sense of ambiguity even when he
realizes that his actions will serve to accomplish nothing. In fact, examination of Lorenzaccio, as compared with Hamlet, shows that Musset carries his saga of Lorenzo further than did Shakespeare
with Hamlet, in that Musset pictures Lorenzo briefly surviving his act of regicide, only to be murdered himself by the people whom he tried to aid. Early character development
When Hamlet opens, the audience is introduced to a young man who is still grieving over the death of his father and whose grief as been compounded by the quick
marriage of his mother to his uncle. Hamlet remarks that she overcome her grief and remarried within a month of his fathers death--"A little month, or ere those shoes
were old/With which she followd my poor fathers body" (I.ii.147-148). While Hamlet is depressed, he has not yet been informed by his fathers ghost of his uncles treachery. As yet
Hamlet has not formulated any plans for revenge and endeavors to present a half-way civil front before his mother and the new king. Nevertheless, it is clear from the beginning
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