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‘By Examination of Hamlet’s Soliloquies, Explore some of the Challenges and Opportunities likely to
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'By Examination of Hamlet's Soliloquies, Explore some of the Challenges and Opportunities likely to be encountered by a 21st Century Director of the play.' Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet is a revenge tragedy because it deals with certain universal and also serious themes such as suicide, murder and incest. It also fits into this genre of literature because it uncovers the death of the central character. These matters, as well as the presence of religion were dominant in people's lives in this era and they would react to them because of the dominance they had in their daily lives. A modern audience would also be seen to react because the themes are still relevant to them today. It must be noted that the play was written 70 years before the Reformation, and the dominant theme, religion played a major part in people's lives. The idea for 'Hamlet,' thought to originate from the Scandinavian...
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