This statement is true to a high degree for both, The Stone Angel , by Margaret Laurence and Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. The protagonists, Hagar in The Stone Angel and Hamlet in Hamlet go on a journey to discover knowledge and to achieve a better understanding about them selves. ... Her pride has made her doubly blind, just like the real Stone Angel. ... Hagar, spending most of her time reflecting upon her life, sums up how her pride has influenced her life by saying "'Pride was my wilderness, and the demon that led me there was fear. ...

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Comprehending Hamlet's struggle in avenging his father's death helps understand the play Hamlet. Hamlet was a true renaissance man with great qualities who struggled with fulfilling his promise to his father. This was due to his moral questions, his mother's hasty marriage, and his father's death. H...

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Hamlet's first issue to ponder is regarding the nature of the ghost itself; could it be a demon disguised as his father taking advantage of his vulnerable state of mind and tricking him into murdering Claudius, or is it really King Hamlet come seeking help? ... Many hugely significant issues particularly relevant to Shakespeare's time are deliberated; purgatory, the ghost as a demon or an angel, the validity of revenge, mans mortality and most notably the impossibility and fear of not knowing what comes after death in Hamlets famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy. ...

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To Trust or not to Trust In William Shakespeare's tragic play Hamlet, many relationships are put to the test throughout the play. Both loyalty and betrayal prevail in many of them during the play, and it is through the actions of these people that one is able to determine the degree to which the...

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