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Hamlet: Tragedy or Not?

One of William Shakespeare's most famous plays is "Hamlet: Prince of Denmark". This
play is an excellent example of an Elizabethan tragedy. I will prove this statement by confirming
that this play bears three characteristics of which an Elizabethan tragedy is made of. In the next three paragraphs I hope I can prove to you that this play is indeed an Elizabethan tragedy.

The first quality possessed by the play is that the Hero(Hamlet) is of noble birth. One very apparent proof of this is the title that is entitled "Hamlet: Prince of Denmark". Others are his father, the late King of Denmark, his uncle, Claudius the new King of Denmark and his mother, the ex-wife of Hamlet SR and Claud...

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