| Description |
Hamlet is literature's most cryptic and alluring protagonist. After nearly four centuries of literary criticism, scholars still search for the one clue that will unravel the enigma of the ill-fated prince. Hamlet has been examined from a myriad of different approaches. In this century, Freud and a host of psychiatrists probed Hamlet's subconscious in the hope of discovering feasible psychological solutions to the protagonist's perplexing behavior. The modern day critic; approaches Hamlet with justifiable reverence, hoping to unveil a modicum of new insight. However, the same deeply-rooted complexity and mystery that elicited previous criticism, continues to magnetize the critic and casual reader alike. Hamlet is a tragedy that transcends the confines of the dramatic genre. |
