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Adaptations: The Graphic Novel And Shakespeare's Hamlet, Candice Boren
Adaptations: The Graphic Novel And Shakespeare's Hamlet, Candice Boren
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This thesis covers three main ideas. First, there is a discussion of how an adaptation should be studied, using the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings in comparison to the books written by J. R. Tolkien. This establishes what relationship an adaptation has to its original text and the capability of achieving fidelity. The second section focuses on graphic novels and the unique characteristics they possess, looking specifically at two graphic novels, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and March by John Lewis. This section ends with an analysis of how the graphic novel could prove to be beneficial to …
Bound To Revenge: Multiple Revenge Tragedies In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Deirdra M. Shupe
Bound To Revenge: Multiple Revenge Tragedies In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Deirdra M. Shupe
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This paper will examine the notion of revenge, beginning with a history of the revenge tragedy genre (including its roots in the works of Seneca) as well as how the term was used to depict retribution during the Renaissance. A brief explanation of the differences between the different versions of Hamlet and why they are relevant to revenge accompanies the historical background. Using Shakespeare s Hamlet as one of the most famous examples of the genre, this thesis also explains multiple revenge tragedies occurring in the play and the common threads that unify them into a single piece of drama …