Since the beginning of time, stories have explored power and what it can do to those who chase it, but one iconic character stands out amongst them all, due to his insatiable need for power being his hamartia; the cause of his downfall. Claudius is consistently portrayed as greedy, power-hungry, and evil. Throughout the play, his strong desire for power leads him to hurt his loved ones and commit horrific crimes. First, he commits treason by killing his brother, who is the Ki

One might assume Hamlet and Fight Club  appear, on the surface, to be radically different from one another; and they would be correct in many ways. The two texts could not differ more when it comes to their portrayals of religion and the role of parental figures, for instance. However, it is possible to find both similarities and differences in the ways that each author chose to portray a concept such as (self-inflicted) death. Death and suicide are themes featured in both st

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