This painting can be seen as a metaphor of abandoning one's own body and reaching the astral sphere; it is a metamorphosis - since every human being is dual - from the physical body into the astral body, from the human body into the liberated body of a vampire, from the good, bright side into the evil, dark one. ...

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Therefore, through the analysis of Hamlet and Hagar's departure, initiations and metamorphosis it becomes evident that both characters have achieved an heightened understanding about them selves. ...

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