Analysis of the Character of Hamlet
ABSTRACT
William Shakespeare, the most remarkable playwright and a poet of England in the period of the Renaissance in European, an outstanding representative of humanitarianism, is one of the founders of modern European literature. Being one of the world’s greatest writers, he was recognized as the pinnacle of English Renaissance. In his works, Hamlet, one of the four tragedies, is considered the summit of Shakespeare’s art. Many characters were created by Shakespeare with unique creative technique in writing. These characters were alive with the unique personality, particularly in Hamlet, the image of Hamlet; the Prince of Denmark is most well-known. Hamlet is a prince with humanistic ideas. He has “The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s eye tongue, sword,” he is “Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form,” However, he was dithery and delayed. His melancholy is the reason that makes the image has a monumental artistic charm. In this paper, the main target is to analyze the character of Hamlet. Through the overview of the plot of Hamlet, the main characters of Hamlet in Hamlet were shown---melancholy and delay have analyzed. As the representative of humanitarianism, how has Hamlet shown the psychology of hesitation in his revenge, and at the same time we should analyze how to realize his character of delay in the contradiction of his family and love. This thesis also analyzes the causes and the background of the formation of Hamlet’s character. In conclusion, in order to achieve a better understanding and excavation the literary value of Hamlet, the thesis summarizes Hamlet has melancholy, delay of the personality traits, and then expresses the view of the author in Hamlet, as well as the impact of this work. Deepening the analysis and understanding of the character in British and American literature, we can have a better understanding the social background at that time by analyzing Hamlet’s character.
Key words: Hamlet Analysis of the character Melancholy Delay
哈姆雷特的性格浅析
摘 要
威廉·莎士比亚是是欧洲文艺复兴时期英国最伟大的剧作家和诗人，卓越的人文主义思想的代表，近代欧洲文学的奠基者之一。他被公认为英国文艺复兴的顶峰，是全世界最伟大的作家之一。在其所创作的作品中，四大悲剧之一的《哈姆雷特》被认为是其巅峰之作。莎士比亚以其独特的创作手法，塑造了一个有一个的人物形象。这些人物形象栩栩如生，独具个性，尤其以《哈姆雷特》中丹麦王子哈姆雷特的形象最为著名。哈姆雷特是一个有着人文主义思想的王子，他有“骑士的眼睛，学者的辩舌，军人的利剑”，他是“国家所瞩望的娇花，时流的明镜，人伦的典范，举世瞩目的中心。”但在他的性格中却有着犹豫不定，延宕的一面。但正是因为他的忧郁延宕才使得这一形象有着不朽的艺术魅力。本文主要是对哈姆雷特这一人物形象的性格浅析：通过，概述《哈姆雷特》主要的故事情节，分析出哈姆雷特在《哈姆雷特》中呈现的主要性格——忧郁，延宕的性格特征。作为人文主义的代表哈姆雷特是如何在复仇中，表现出反复迟疑，犹豫不决的心理；同时又怎样体现了其处于亲情，爱情中矛盾，延宕的性格。论文还进一步的分析了形成哈姆雷特性格的成因和背景，从而，总结出哈姆雷特忧郁，延宕的性格特征，进而表达出作者对《哈姆雷特》这部作品的看法以及作品对其的影响，达到更好地理解与挖掘《哈姆雷特》的文学价值，以及通过对《哈姆雷特》的人物分析理解当时的社会背景，深化对英美文学作品中对人物性格的分析与理解。
关键词： 哈姆雷特 性格浅析 忧郁 延宕
Content
Abstract Ⅰ
Abstract in Chinese Ⅱ
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Research Creative Background of Hamlet 1
1.2 Study Implications 1
2 Background Knownledge of Shakespeare and Hamlet 3
2.1 A Brief Introduction about William Shakespeare 3
2.2 Introduction about Hamlet 4
3 Analyze the Character of Hamlet 6
3.1 Character Analysis from the Relationship 6
3.1.1 Between Son and His Dead Father 6
3.1.2 Between Son and His Mother 8
3.1.3 Between nephew and His Uncle 9
3.2 Character Analysis from Language 10
3.2.1 Hamlet's Inner Monologue on Death Issues 10
3.2.2 The Monologue after Met the Ghost of the Old King 11
4 The Main Reason Leading to the Formation of Hamlet's Character 13
4.1 The Reasons for Depression 13
4.2 The Reasons for Delay 13
4.3 The Influence of the Society 14
5 The Influence of Hamlet 15
6 Conclusion 16
References 17
Acknowledgements 18
