哈姆雷特的性格分析.doc

Xi’an Eurasia University

Term Paper
The Character of Hamlet
Major: English (Education)
Class: 0902
Student ID: 09511500317
Writer:Luo Ping
Teacher:Bai Ruifang
Date: 27th, June, 2012
The Character of Hamlet
Hamlet is a tragedy written by Shakespeare.
Without a 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 he is deprived of his right to the throne, he is still loved and respected by everyone.
Hamlet is a man of genius,highly plished and educated, a man of far-reaching perception and sparkling wit. Though a scholar, he is at the same time fearless and impetuous in action. He cares for nothing but human worth and shows contempt for rank and wealth, He is a close observer of men and manners . He easily sees through people.
The keynote of Hamlet's character is melancholy . Revenge is easy, but it is not merely personal revenge that Hamlet seeks . What is more important is to expose the roots of the evil and to establish a reign of justice. His responsibility is thus enlarged into a radical transformation of society. This is the cause of Hamlet's profound melancholy and his delay in revenge.
Shakespeare injects the thrilling Renaissance spirit into the story.