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Josh Davies 10M. 30/06/02 Examining the theme of revenge in Hamlet. Shakespeare's play Hamlet has 5 acts like most plays of its time. There are 20 scenes in this play, which was first published in 1603. Hamlet is a revenge tragedy. This is a special form of tragedy, which concentrates on the protagonist's pursuit of vengeance against those who have done him wrong. These plays often concentrate on the moral confusion caused by the need to answer evil with evil. These plays often had a ghost who could not rest until their murderer was killed. Shakespeare uses soliloquy to show the audience the characters feelings, motives and decisions. Through soliloquy the theme of revenge and fate of the main characters can be charted. To explain the importance of revenge in the soliloquies I am going to write about the following: the Elizabethan convention of soliloquy and how it has evolved in today's performances,...

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