William Shakespeare – Hamlet
A perfect example to analyze using Aristotle’s elements.
Plot: Complex plot with Peripeteia (reversal when Hamlet kills Polonius), and Anagnorisis (when Hamlet realizes he must act).
Character: Hamlet is a tragic hero with hamartia (his indecision and overthinking).
Thought: Themes of revenge, death, betrayal, and morality.
Diction: Rich poetic language, soliloquies.
Song: Includes songs sung by Ophelia and the grave-digger’s dark humor.
Spectacle: Ghost, fencing duel, and the final scene with multiple deaths.













