Session
Language and Culture
Description
Revenge is a subject that characterizes Renaissance tragedy and Elizabethan drama and depicts the fragility of the rule of law during the period of the setting of the play. One of the questions to be addressed in this paper is why the topic on revenge is important to us and how it is related to the nowadays debate. Revenge remains a subject that questions the existence and challenges the rule of law institutions even in the context of the modern world. Therefore, the theme of revenge bangs hard and seeks to be explored. The reign of Queen Elizabeth is pretty much identified in literature with the Shakespeare’s plays and traditionally it denotes “a revival of classical antiquity” (Singh, 2009) which originally began in Italy with Dante, Petrarch, Boccacccio and Michelangelo. The identity of the avenger is crucial in understanding the motive behind each murder that takes place because of revenge. Therefore, finding the answer to the question “Who’s there?” is of utmost importance in resolving the mystery behind the series of tragedies that occur within the play of Hamlet.
Keywords:
revenge, murder, ghost, question, blood feud, throne, mother’s love, jealousy
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-47-5
First Page
1
Last Page
11
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.365
Recommended Citation
Jashari, Blerina, "Revenge and the Answer to the Question "Who’s there?"" (2021). UBT International Conference. 383.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2021UBTIC/all-events/383
Revenge and the Answer to the Question "Who’s there?"
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Revenge is a subject that characterizes Renaissance tragedy and Elizabethan drama and depicts the fragility of the rule of law during the period of the setting of the play. One of the questions to be addressed in this paper is why the topic on revenge is important to us and how it is related to the nowadays debate. Revenge remains a subject that questions the existence and challenges the rule of law institutions even in the context of the modern world. Therefore, the theme of revenge bangs hard and seeks to be explored. The reign of Queen Elizabeth is pretty much identified in literature with the Shakespeare’s plays and traditionally it denotes “a revival of classical antiquity” (Singh, 2009) which originally began in Italy with Dante, Petrarch, Boccacccio and Michelangelo. The identity of the avenger is crucial in understanding the motive behind each murder that takes place because of revenge. Therefore, finding the answer to the question “Who’s there?” is of utmost importance in resolving the mystery behind the series of tragedies that occur within the play of Hamlet.