Your question can be interpreted two ways: Are you referring to how the concept of tragedy relates to Hamlet as a character, or how this same concept relates to the play The Tragedy of Hamlet? I will comment briefly on both.
The play itself can be definitively labeled as a revenge tragedy. I have included a link to ' excellent article on this topic, which outlines the characteristics of a revenge tragedy. Hamletliterally...
Your question can be interpreted two ways: Are you referring to how the concept of tragedy relates to Hamlet as a character, or how this same concept relates to the play The Tragedy of Hamlet? I will comment briefly on both.
The play itself can be definitively labeled as a revenge tragedy. I have included a link to ' excellent article on this topic, which outlines the characteristics of a revenge tragedy. Hamlet literally contains every single characteristic listed. The protagonist seeks revenge after receiving instruction from a ghost; he feigns madness; he is tortured by his own indecisiveness; he orchestrates The Mousetrap in an effort to reassure himself of Claudius's guilt; and he commits several grisly murders in plain view of the audience.
In reference to the protagonist himself, Hamlet clearly can be viewed as a tragic hero. Again, I have included links below to other Homework Help questions that address the characteristics of a tragic hero that Hamlet exhibits, such as his royal birth and his downfall due to a tragic flaw.
Both the play itself and the character of Hamlet are undeniably tragic from start to finish. So many of the instances of the play could be avoided by a single word or action at almost any point by so many different characters that the audience is left emotionally drained when, in the final scene, the only person left standing—Prince Fortinbras—is the only one who never hesitated.
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