Recurring Themes in Hamlet and Oedipus Rex

The plays Oedipus Rex and Hamlet both start by disorienting the reader with questions. Confusion is a recurring theme in both plays and leads the reader right into the problems and situations present in both plays. The turmoil that Oedipus and Hamlet both experience establishes their existential angst. Oedipus and Hamlet feel the weight of the heavy responsibilities to their people due to their high placement in society. The obligations to their people dictate Oedipus's and Hamlet's life. Eventual realizations expand the chaos in both Oedipus Rex and Hamlet in similar patterns. At first, Oedipus and Hamlet feel corruption germinating and don't know who to blame. In time, otherworldly sources inform them who is liable for the depravities but Oedipus and Hamlet aren't sure if they should believe the news. Then comprehension occurs and leads to pandemonium. The characters of Hamlet and Oedipus are essential in exemplifying existential angst.

How Many Years Do Words Live For?

Understanding Shakespeare involves serious decoding. To "get" the true meaning of one of Shakespeare's sonnets doesn't take just a quick read through. Shakespeare alludes to deep concepts like the meaning of life and the purpose of love in short fourteen line poems. You have to read tirelessly just to grasp those concepts, however. It is almost like Shakespeare wants us to be confused. Maybe it's all just part of his major plan to make us feel less intelligent. I really enjoy translating his sonnets, though. Sonnet # 18 gives life, beauty and love to a woman who lives through the poem. Words will survive through earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other disasters unlike other monuments. Shakespeare discovered this, and his words will live on longer than the Parthenon and Pyramids of Giza.

The Wonderful World of Fluent Writing

In my case, the most difficult thing about writing essays is using a gradual flow with rhetorics to go from general ideas to specific details that support my thesis. Connecting sentences that "flow" and gradually ease the reader into the next topic is a huge part of this process. When I finally synthesize my ideas coherently, I am still not finished. There is always something that can be changed or fixed to make a paper more understandable, or coherent. The process of writing can be categorized in steps. First, the topic of the paper must be questioned, then the main idea of your paper must take a stand on the issue discussed and eventually incorpororate criticisms. The rest of the process revolves around proofreading and revising. There are guidelines and unspoken laws about writing, but in the style a person breaks these laws in order to prove their points or evoke intrests in others defines a paper.

Ineffective Moral Leader?

What is more effective, a moral leader that doesn't have the concept of leadership or a authoritarian, immoral leader that takes advantage of their subjects? How can one be sure which type of leader is a better choice? A moral leader will base their decisions on what will benefit their people, but what if this decision leads to a failure in governance? A immoral leader may oppress his/her subjects, but at least this leader will be more successful in controlling affairs in their government. It is easier for a ruler to ignore morality when making decisions because it makes the process a lot easier to complete. Worrying about a small, starving peasent family will be the last thought on a ruler's mind when determining if there should be a retaliation to an antagonizing force. The overall best ruler will have a mixture of both authoritarian and moral traits. Observing a ruler integrating morality into their decisions will enhance the public sentiment of their subjects, and characteristics of slight domination in a leader will make the subjects look up to their ruler. Believing in the validity of the laws that a government enforces also is necessary for the leader to approach their full potential. A leader cannot be just anyone, a leader must have quality traits necessary to successfully govern. A leaders who failed to exhibit a leadership traits is Creon, for example. Creon ignored public sentiment, and all those who opposed him, and ended up alienating and losing all of those close to him. A leader will always experience failure if they thwart the leadership qualities.