Ashford University Hamlet Historically Based Research English Writing Essay

For the research project, you will need to focus on one main idea in regards to an original interpretation of the work. Focus on solving an issue you have found within the text and solve the issue through a historically based research project focusing on the context of the work in connection to the literary movement and the genre. This assignment will require a critical close reading and an analytical interpretation of a symbolic representation from within the work.

Choose one of the prompts that are described as follows:

Hamlet goes on a philosophical quest that can be tied to Socrates’ philosophical views among other Enlightenment philosopher’s views of skepticism, such as Descartes and Rousseau, which leads him to doubt in reason and any sentience in his own world for numerous reasons, as he battles an identity crisis based on his role as the prince and future king in a politically corrupt Denmark. Describe how the play deconstructs the notion of the political view of the divine right of kings as Old King Hamlet‘s divinity as the set ruler based on the wisdom that he is given which still does not prevent him from being slain by Claudius. Focus on themes of corruption and justice in Hamlet. The questioning of universal truths is evident, due to Hamlet’s philosophical quest for truth, while absolute values can still be disputed within the context of the play outside of Hamlet’s microcosm that can be argued to later become the macrocosm of the political tragedy in the state. Write a paper arguing that Hamlet’s destructive plot was already preconceived to overthrow order, reason, and sentience in the world, or you can write a paper arguing that he was a victim to the moral and political corruption in the state of Denmark, as he was only seeking justice but became overcome with madness through his quest for truth. Focus on the theme of the tragedy being in the universal truth of the wisdom given to define the absolute truth of the divine right of kings that kept political order in the country of Denmark until Old King Hamlet was murdered.