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Hamlet Essay Ernst 1
"What then is tragedy? In the Elizabethan period it was assumed that a play ending in death was a tragedy, but in recent years we have come to understand that to live on is sometimes far more tragic than death." George P. Baker. This statement holds some truth in that tragedies ending in death in the Elizabethan period, however that definition of death can vary. The character can end up dead in side which can be worse than actually dieing because it drags on. This can be formulated in a question: What is Elizabethan tragedy? Tragedy during the Elizabethan era was in transition. Any form of art goes through transitional periods to ‘keep up with the times' because it keeps that art form easy to view and understand. In this era the biggest societal change was religion. Europe was moving away from Greek world view to become a Christian society. This brought a new definition of tragedy which still keeps us......

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