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Hamlet - shows his cowardiceUses hyperbole to exaggerate and justify his actionsPolonius - His death presented as a nuisance; signifies social prejudices Gertrude - tragic hero Ophelia - result of her mad...

This is an example of a 25 mark AQA question. A typical answer would be around two to three pages long, and would thoroughly consider both sides of the argument, while continuing to present a sustained ju...

There is literal and metaphorical blindness omnipresent in this play. Shakespeare presents patriarchs clinging onto power in the characters of Lear and Gloucester; their desperation ultimately resulting i...

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 “There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will”- Hamlet 5:2
A play renowned for its depictions of a world of deception and revenge, within ‘Hamlet’ Shakespeare artfully masters...