An Analysis of Hamlet from the Perspective of Aristotle's Tragedy Theories
Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v3i3.453
Abstract
With profound tragic significance, Hamlet is an enduringly popular tragedy by the famous British dramatist William Shakespeare. The complex characters, as well as the various artistic techniques for the creation of the tragic story in the play, especially its application of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle's tragedy theories, have received extensive attention from academia. This paper intends to conduct a study on the application of Aristotle's tragedy theories in Shakespeare's Hamlet. On the basis of the analysis of Aristotle's tragedy principles related to tragic plots and characters, "Error and Frailty", "Fear and Pity" and "Purification", the paper discusses the tragedy Hamlet and its application of Aristotle's guidance, in order to help readers untie the reasons of the design for some important parts of this tragedy.
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Hamlet; Aristotle; tragedy theories
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