英语论文_哈姆雷特的性格浅析

In the 8th century there was a prince in Denmark. The old king was murdered and usurped the throne by his brother. The prince was told the truth by the ghost of his father. In order to revenge for his father he and his uncle started a fierce struggle. Finally he died in the trap being set by his uncle. Before he died he killed his uncle to avenge for his father. This is Shakespeare representative work---Hamlet. The classic image of the hero Hamlet is undoubtedly the focus that the world concerned.1.1 Research Background Hamlet is seen as the highest artistic achievements of Shakespeare. This work is a typical story of revenge. The book describes the story of Prince Hamlet. Hamlets most famous traits of character are depression and delay. The success of this literary image of Hamlet is closely linked to the social background. In the 1600’s at the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth when Shakespeare was writing Hamlet it was the period of transition of power between ElizabethⅠand JamesⅠ. With the intensification of various contradictions of the society in British the social evils were increasingly exposure. During this period Shakespeare’s thoughts and arts have become mature but his humanist ideals fierce collided with the social reality. Facing this brutal war as the representative of humanism the author had completely lost the confidence of the reality. It had been difficult for him to achieve the ideal. So he had to change his writing style from the praise of the early ideals of humanism into the exposure and the criticism of the community’s dark. Through creating Hamlet’s character of depression and delays cleverly Shakespeare poured his disappointment and even despair as a humanist and the crisis of Humanism was reflected. Hamlet this typical image of the tragic hero is a concentration and the generalization and also he is a contradiction of the collision between the ideal and the reality.After comprehending the creative background of Hamlet we will have a better understanding about the character of Hamlet.1.2 Study Implications In this paper the main target is to analyze the character of Hamlet. Through the overview of the plot of Hamlet we can analyze the main characters of Hamlet in Hamlet that were shown---melancholy and delay. Procrastination not only complicates the plot of the tragedy but enriches its characterization. Hamlet delayed his revenge over and over again mainly because of

his complicated character. This thesis also analyzes the causes and the background of the formation of Hamlet’s character. In conclusion in order to achieve a better understanding and excavation the literary value of Hamlet the thesis summarizes Hamlet has melancholy delay of the personality traits. Deepening the analysis and understanding of the character in the British and American literature we can have a better understanding about the social background at that time. 2 2 Background Knowledge of Shakespeare and Hamlet Being one of the world’s greatest writers William Shakespeare was recognized as the pinnacle of English Renaissance. Hamlet has always been considered the highest achievement of Shakespeare. The drama owns everything that the most outstanding works should have: the impressionistic portrayal of the character the suspension in play the horror death and the poetics and so on. Shakespeare has the most incisive and the most profound thinking on the nature of life throughout the full-text. This made the reader with a strong shock.2.1 A Brief Introduction about William Shakespeare William Shakespeare 1564-1616 is one of the most remarkable playwrights and poets the world has ever known. With his 38 plays 154 sonnets and 2 long poems he has established his giant position in world literature. He has also been given the highest praises by various scholar sand critics the world over. In the past four hundred years or so books and essays on Shakespeare and his works have kept coming out in large quantities. William Shakespeare was born probably on April 23 1564 into a merchant’s family in Stratford-on-Avon. His father John Shakespeare who was variously described as glover wool-dealer farmer and butcher was a man of some importance in the town repeatedly serving as a member of the town council. Shakespeare spent his childhood in that beautiful market town and attended the Stratford Grammar School. His real teachers were nature and its people that surrounded him. In 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway a woman several years his senior. She gave birth to three children: Susanna and the twins Judith and Hamnet. It was probably because he had to support his growing family that Shakespeare left Stratford for London in 1586 or 1587. Shakespeare went to London which afforded a wonderful environment for the development of drama. Shakespeare worked both as actor and playwright. He acted with and wrote for the Lord