Part one of term paper
One of the most famous tragedies of Shakespeare’s time was his very own Hamlet. The definition of a tragedy, given by James Thomas in Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers, Second Edition, is “any deeply serious play with a profoundly unhappy or disastrous ending brought about by the leading character who is compelled by f ...

Part two of term paper
... fits these descriptions perfectly. The character of Hamlet is one just like ourselves, whom we can identify with. Even though he truly begins the play as a hero, and also ends as one, he and the people he comes into contact with during the entire play experience tragic losses and deaths. The play begins outside, on a very cold, foggy, dark night. The guards are watching the castle for fear that it may be attacked. This is to set the perfect mood for the tragedy that is about to unfold later ...