Abstract
Hamlet is an appealing tragedy of revenge by the English playwright William Shakespeare. Probably written in 1601, Hamlet is generally considered the foremost tragedy in English drama. With the development of humanism, Denmark was still living in a darkness of the society .As for Hamlet who accepted humanism education. When he came to his country, he found the great change had taken place, so he felt unpleasant. He cannot accept that his uncle replaced his father＇s position and his mother remarried with his uncle. When Hamlet knew the reason, he decided to revenge for his father. In order to revenge, he gave up humanism, even the valuable love. Hamlet constantly struggled in inner and thought of death. It was based on the change of the destiny view from his initial hesitation to the final determination. It was worth to explore a researching for fate, including his character such as irresolution and impetuosity. Shakespeare expresses a profound dissatisfaction with life, shows the struggle and conflicts between justice and injustice. It’s one of the classics that be circulated for hundreds years.
Keyword: tragedy humanism character revenge
Contents
1、Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------------------5
2、Hamlet’s character feature ----------------------------------------------------------6
2.1 Irresolution------------------------------------------------------------------------6
2.2 Impetuosity------------------------------------------------------------------------7
3、The Forming Factors of Hamlet’s Characters--------------------------------------7
3.1 Hamlet’s Characters from personality -----------------------------------------8
3.2 Hamlet’s Characters from society ----------------------------------------------9
4、 Conclusion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------10
5、References -----------------------------------------------------------------------------11
