English 10 Honors
Hamlet Essay Topics
Choose one topic to write a complete essay.
1. How and why does Shakespeare use humor in Hamlet?
2. Compare and contrast any of the following: Hamlet and Laertes, Gertrude
and Ophelia, Claudius and Polonius.
3. Hamlet’s indecision is evident throughout the play.
4. How does dramatic irony affect the events and outcome of the play?
5. Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern included in the play? What
function(s) do they serve?
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