Shakespeare Compared

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This paper on Shakespeare compares and contrast Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Thomas Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy", and Saxo Grammaticus's "The Historia Danica". This paper clearly outlines the similar themes and character traits of the three works.

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"Shakespeare's Hamlet, Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy and Saxo Grammaticus's The Historia Danica have so many points of resemblance that it is hard to comprehend that these three stories were written by three separate writers. The stories of Hamlet and The Spanish Tragedy introduce to the audience a theme of revenge and hatred. The plots found in Hamlet are very much similar to The Historia Danica. Hence, Shakespeare's Hamlet contains an allegory and this suggests that Shakespeare was very well aware of the astronomical revolutions of his time and the time before him. All three novels enjoy the essence of dramatizing the triumph of the heroes of the plays towards the end."

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