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compare and contrast essay about two dramas

Running head : Compare and Contrast Essay about Two Dramas "Hamlet " and "How I learned to Drive

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Through his 1997 How I learned to Drive play , playwright Paula Vogel explores issues such as betrayal , revenge , and manipulation . Such concepts play out via the actions of the plays protagonists , namely Uncle Peck and Li 'l Bit . Similarly , Shakespeare 's Hamlet play dwells on the concepts of revenge , manipulation , and betrayal . The actions of the play 's main character - Hamlet , assist in demonstrating these issues The

two plays are however different regarding a number of significant elements . For instance , while the revenge in Hamlet is carried on to fruition , How I learned to Drive 's revenge is put off . Moreover , the manipulation and betrayal found in Hamlet consists of violent murder Conversely , in How I learned to Drive , the issue of violence and murder does not play out . In effect , the 2 plays elaborate the issue of someone being betrayed by someone they have always trusted and the betrayed parties ' attempts at revenge

For example , Hamlet , the protagonist in the Hamlet play , is disappointed when he learns that Claudius - Hamlet 's uncle , has betrayed the nephew by murdering Hamlet 's father . This deep sense of betrayal makes Hamlet to have serious reservations regarding the authenticity of the message that Claudius killed his (Claudius ) own brother . For example , Hamlet says `To be , or not to be ' thus indicating his indecision (Shakespeare 93 . The concept of betrayal thus plays out...

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