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A 5 page paper which examines how Hamlet successfully satisfies Aristotle’s tragic hero criteria by possessing a noble stature, possesses a tragic flaw and faces a reversal of fortune. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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hero who "must not be so virtuous that instead of feeling pity or fear at his or her downfall, we are simply outraged... someone who is neither outstanding in virtue
and righteousness; nor is it through badness or villainy of his own that he falls into misfortune, but rather through some flaw [hamartia]" (Aristotle on Tragedy). Aristotle believed that
in order to qualify for tragic status, the literary hero must possess a noble stature, must have some type of hamartia or flaw that cold be considered tragic, and face
a reversal of fortune. Hamlet easily satisfies the first of Aristotles criteria in that he is of noble birth; he is the Prince of Denmark who is pursuing his Christian
studies at Wittenberg University when he receives the devastating news that his father, King Hamlet, has been murdered. All of his life has been geared toward succeeding his father
on the Danish throne. Then, barely three months later, Hamlets mother, Queen Gertrude, performs what he regards as a shocking act of betrayal by marrying her brother-in-law, Claudius, who
assumes the kingship following their marriage. Hamlets encounter with the ghost of his father is a device used by Shakespeare to remind the audience that because of his noble
status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Danish subjects he would be serving, had it not been for Claudiuss murderous treachery.
The Ghost instructs Hamlet, "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder... A serpent stung me; so th whole ear of Denmark / Is a forged process by my death /
Rankly abusd. But know, though noble youth, / The serpent that did sting thy fathers life / Now wears his crown" (I.v.8, 35-39). It is not simply that Claudius
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