He began to remove his iron breast-mail, took off the helm…
He began to remove his iron breast-mail, took off the helmet and handed his attendant the patterned sword, a smith’s masterpiece, ordering him to keep the equipement guarded. And before he bedded down, ________, that prince of goodness, proudly asserted: “When it comes to fighting, I count myself as dangerous any day as Grendel. So it won’t be a cutting edge I’ll wield to mow him down, easily as I might. He has no idea of the arts of war, of shield or sword-play, although he does possess a wild strength. No weapons, therefore, for either this night: unarmed he shall face me if face me he dares. And may the Divine Lord in His wisdom grant the glory of victory to whichever side he sees fit.”
Read DetailsPassage 6 (Cumulative) What I did was best – don’t lecture m…
Passage 6 (Cumulative) What I did was best – don’t lecture me, No more advice. I, with my eyes, How could I look my father in the eyes When I go down to death? Or mother, so abused … I have done such things to the two of them, Crimes too huge for hanging. Worse yet, The sight of my children, born as they were born, How could I long to look into their eyes? No, not with these eyes of mine, never. Not this city either, her high towers, The sacred glittering images of her gods- I am misery! I, her best son, reared As no other son of Thebes was ever reared, I’ve stripped myself, I gave the command myself. All men must cast away the great blasphemer, The curse now brought to light by the gods, The son of Laius – I, my father’s son!
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In tragedies the hero or protagonist almost always has a tragic flaw. A tragic flaw as defined by www.online-literature .com is “A flaw in the character of the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow.” What is Hamlet’s tragic flaw? Justify your answer.
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