Is Hamlet a tragic hero? In many
senses, Hamlet is the quintessential tragic hero. Not only does he begin with
the noblest motivations (to punish his father’s murderer) but by the end, his
situation is do dire that the only plausible final act should be his death.
Like the classical tragic hero, Hamlet does not survive to see the full outcome
of his actions and more importantly, this is because he possesses a tragic
flaw. While there are a number of flaws inherent to his character, it is
Hamlet’s intense identification with.
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