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S/LI/433. Revenge as a theme in Hamlet and Medea

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1550
DATE:
2010
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19.99 GBP

The paper discusses how acts of vengeance are a crucial theme for the development of the two protagonists in the plays by Shakespeare and Euripedes. A comparison of the similarities and differences in the motivations of Hamlet and Medea is made, and the final outcome of their actions is reviewed.

 

KEYWORDS: Hamlet, Medea, Shakespeare, Euripedes, theatre, plays, Greek, revenge, character development, behavioural psychology,

 
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