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Michael Archer 12F2 English Literature Coursework Hamlet "Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake." Explore Shakespeare's dramatic manipulation of the revenge tragedy genre, considering how his presentation of avengers might be perceived by different audiences. Contemporary as well as modern audiences view Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', as a Revenge Tragedy. However Shakespeare has manipulated the genre to present a more complicated, more captivating play. Largely influenced by Roman playwrights, such as Seneca, the conventional Revenge Tragedy of Elizabethan times "served up a rich diet of madness, melancholy and revenge." 'Hamlet' contains many elements of traditional Elizabethan Revenge Tragedies, yet the main differences lie in the number of parallel revenge plots, and in the presentation of the character of the main avenger, Hamlet. Hamlet's character is interesting to an audience because of the way he goes about his revenge. Compared to Laertes and Fortinbras...

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