ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet also belongs to the genre of revenge tragedy in that it features a main character seeking to avenge a wrong against himself, but Shakespeare satirizes and modifies the genre in several ways.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet is a revenge tragedy. It features the elements of a tragedy common in his time such as a murder, ghosts, and someone seeking revenge, but it also has elements of a tragedy such as the main character having a fatal flaw.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespearean tragedy is the designation given to most tragedies written by playwright William Shakespeare. Many of his history plays share the qualifiers of a Shakespearean tragedy, but because they are based on real figures throughout the history of England, they were classified as “histories” in the First Folio.

Detailed explanation-4: -At first, he thinks its Claudius and in a fit of anger, he stabs him to death. Hamlet then realises he has killed Ophelia’s father Polonius but does not regret since he feels that Polonius is a fool to interfere. The death of Polonius shows how tragic the story is.

Detailed explanation-5: -William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is a tragedy that tells the unfortunate fate of a royal family.