Agamemnon vs Hamlet Essay

I think that juncture was more tragic in compari word of honor to Agamemnon. The reason being is because in village Claudius is determined to kill his avouch brother, King Hamlet, just so he can marry his own sister-in-law. Hamlet is plotting to kill his own uncle and is speaks of his own fetch in a hateful manner egWithin a month,Ere yet the salt of or so unrighteous tearsHad left the flushing in her galld eyes,She married. O most wicked speed, to postWith such dexterity to incestuous sheetsA son is talking about her own mother like this and at the aforementioned(prenominal) time he has lost hope in life. Hamlet claims that he wants to die, if only suicide wasnt forbidden by God.Oh, that this too, too sullied cast would melt,Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,Or that the Everlasting had not fixedHis principle gainst self-slaughterSo from the beginning of the play the protagonist is in a sorrowful state. This was not the case with the protagonist of Agamemnon. In Hamlet t he protagonist was driven to avenge his own father death and in the process stop up killing 4 innocent person. His own love of his equal Ophelia, and mom, Queen Gertrude was killed by the poisonous drink which was meant for Hamlet. Ophelias father and brother stopping pointed up dead. In Agamemnon only two innocent lives were lost, Cassandra and Iphigenia. In my opinion i think Agamemnon deserved his tragic end. He had do many mistakes, he abused Clytemnestra consequently killed his husband and married her, then after sacrificed his own daughter.Aristotle definition of tragedy consist of 4 parts.It involves individual of higher standing.This protagonist makes an actus reus in judgement.This error results in pang for the person.This suffering causes pathos or fear in the audience.Agamemnon and Hamlet some(prenominal) have high status. They are both from a royal family. Agamemnon makes and error in take for granted that his wife is still in love with him and his trusts her, hitherto though he was told by his people that his wife is cheating on him, but he didnt get the implication. Resulting in his own end and Cassandras. In Hamlet, Hamlet makes a mistake by killing Polonius, assuming that he was striking the king with his sword. Which results in the king turning against Hamlet and sends and order to the king of England to execute Hamlet. I didnt feel and pity for Agamemnon but on the other hand i felt pity and fear for Hamlet. I feared how he might not end up marring the love of his life Ophelia. I felt pity for Hamlet when his mother wont trust him when he was trying to expose his uncle.