| Name the elements of a Shakespearean Tragedy | – Revenge motive- Internal and external conflicts- comic relief- Tragic hero/flaw/mistake- Supernatural element- Chance Happenings |
| Revenge motive | – Hamlet seeks revenge on Claudius for killing his father and marrying his mother- Laertes seeks revenge of Hamlet for killing his father, Polonius… and driving his sister insane- Fortinbras seeks revenge on the Danes for killing his father |
| Internal and external conflicts | – Hamlet has a lot of internal conflict, as well as Claudius- Basically all of the external conflicts are Hamlet vs everyone else |
| Comic relief | – grave diggers scene (use of malapropisms)- Hamlet teasing Polonius |
| Tragic hero/flaw/mistake | Hamlet is the tragic hero… his flaw is his inability to act… his mistake is killing Polonius. |
| Supernatural element | King Hamlet’s ghost tells Hamlet to seek revenge on Claudius |
| Chance happenings | – pirate ship- Hamlet hides in the graveyard during Ophelia’s funeral |
Elements of a Shakespearean Tragedy in Hamlet
September 9, 2019