If English class has taught me one thing thus far, it is that the main characters in all old famous plays are all emotionally unstable and illogical. Oedipus's pride and ignorance led to him stabbing out his own eyes, now Hamlet is suffering from depression and can't seem to force himself to act. Hamlet also demonstrates a sense of pride, much like Oedipus in that he assumes he CAN extract revenge, and that he CAN depend on Oephelia, and at the end, that he CAN trust his friend and that he CAN beat anyone in a sword match. he doesn't want to do any of it, but has no doubts that he can pull off whatever plan he thinks of. Oedipus too never questioned his own logic or guilt until it was undeniable. Though the plays are hundreds of years and lands apart, they bear the same basic ideas. What about arrogance did these people find so appealing? What about fate and helpless tragedy enraptured people for so many centuries?
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