Stoppard effectively relocates Shakespeare's play to the 1960s by reassessing and reevaluating the themes and characters of Hamlet and considering core values and attitudes of the 1960s- a time significantly different to that of Shakespeare. ... Stoppard deliberately alters the configuration of the play to create a confusing atmosphere, which creates the exact feeling of society in the 1960s- no definites or certainties to rely on. ... It is just before this death that they realise that "there must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said- no." ... The uncertainty of...

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Throughout the sixteenth century, many of Shakespeare's most famous plays, including Hamlet, were tragedies that readers could feel strong emotional connections with. ... In modern-day literature, Hamlet is still appreciated and still holds an equal appeal however, audiences are no longer solely attracted to the ultimate tragedy itself, but rather the play's many hidden subplots and the uncertainty of Hamlet's madness. ... Hamlet misinterprets Claudius' actions and decides not to kill him during this moment, (though it could have been done quite easily), due to the fear tha...

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The tragedy of Hamlet was an extremely fascinating play with a lot of people exceptionally intriguing characters that did an incredible numerous chivalrous and baffling things regardless of the complexity and difficulty to comprehend the genuine identity William Shakespeare expected for each. ... This paper will analyze what sort of individual Shakespeare depicts her as, why she is so effectively influenced, the variables creating her madness and the criticalness each of them play. ... This is described in the beginning of Act 3 when Hamlet says, "that if you be honest and fair, should ...

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