英语本科毕业论文撰写要求(3)

Introduction

William Shakespeare was born probably on the April 23th, 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon. He is one of the most remarkable playwrights and poets the world has ever known. With his 38 plays, 2 long poems and 154 sonnets. He has established his giant position in world literature. He also been given the highest praises by various scholars and critics the world over.

Toward 1600, the co-operation between the Crown and the rising bourgeoisie, which was the basis of the Elizabeth’s regime, was over. The economic and social crises which began at the end of Elizabeth I’s reign continued right up to the English Revolution (1640). It was in this atmosphere of general unrest that Shakespeare created his great tragedies, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth, in which he exposes the social contradictions of the time with penetration.

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Chapter One Hamlet’s Character

1.1 The Humanity in Hamlet

Without knowledge of his character, Hamlet’s story would hardly be intelligible. Hamlet is neither a frail and weak-minded youth nor a thought-sick book-worm. The play itself does not bear out such ideas. In the play, nobody thinks of him in that way. Though a scholar, he is at the same time fearless and impetuous in action. We see him rushing after the Ghost, killing Polonius, dealing with Claudius’ agents on the ship, boarding the pirate, leaping into the grave and at last executing his revenge. A mere book-worm can never do any of these things.

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1.2 The Melancholy of Hamlet

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