Hamlet | Class 6: Perception and Persuasion (Act 1)

Lecture Topic: Like Father, Like Son?

Ask students if they feel they are like their fathers. Do they feel that their fathers expect their son or sons to be “like” themselves? Would they accept their sons if they were different?

Peter Alexander in his study Hamlet, Father and Son argues that King Hamlet and Prince Hamlet have “virtually nothing in common but their names.”...

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