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YourLastName 1 YourFirstName YourLastName Instructor's Name Course Title 3 December 2019 Any Topic (Writer's Choice) William Shakespeare’s Hamlet The primary role that literal theories play is that they allow revelation to what literature can mean to be attained. Llorente writes that literal theories are not based on the actual meaning of literature but instead focus on what the context addressed in the literary work can mean (Llorente 91). On the other hand, literary criticism refers to the study, evaluation, as well as interpretation of literature. Literary theories, therefore, formulate the mechanism that is adopted in the process of literary criticism. William Shakespeare's Hamlet was written sometime between 1599 and 1602. The play depicts a revenge motive of Prince Hamlet against his uncle Claudius. Claudius, according to Hamlet, has killed Hamlet's father and seized his father's throne in addition to marrying his mother. Considered as one of the most extended plays by William Shakespeare, it is a powerful and influential work of literature. Regarded as a story capable of being retold countless times and being adapted frequently, Hamlet is an interesting and one of the most eloquent works by William Shakespeare. Literary criticism of this play would be vital in generating a more detailed interpretation of this work of literature. In addition to this, literature criticism through the use of literal theories would achieve the goal of the acquisition of relevant historical/biological information. Wilson Knight's approach, Coleridge's romantic criticism approach, the psychoanalytic approach, and the historical approach are the four literal theories that allow

YourLastName 2 the play Hamlet to be critiqued to discern the different interpretations of the work of literature. Wilson Knight's Approach As one of the existing literature critics, his model of criticism focuses on the interpretation of mythic content in literature. The mythic content of literature is specific and harbors the specific orientations that appeal to spirituality and other godly forms. Using this model, it is fair to note that the evaluation of the Hamlet focused entirely on the character of the tragic hero (Moore 137). However, the attention should shift to the act by Hamlet when he had the chance to kill Claudius. While most people blame the delay on the fact that Hamlet festered for a long period before acting on his motive, most analysts fail to differentiate these two characters. Hamlet was a noble prince who was sweet as opposed to Claudius, who was an evil and treacherous villain. Therefore, Hamlet is not an evil character but simply a victim of circumstances who is forced to act on intentions that do not define his character and his personality hence the delay when he has the chance to kill Claudius (Moore 141).