Hamlet Essay Intro

Write a 1-2 ¶ intro for your Hamlet essay.

Start by re-reading the essay prompt. What character/argument from Shakespeare’s play do you want to focus on? Choose one that will allow you to speak to the very different appeals made by Castiglione and Machiavelli. Then find passages from those two writers that speak to the argument you’ve chosen from Shakespeare’s play.

Open your intro with a tight focus on the character you plan to focus on—or start with something more famous from the play that might serve as an interesting backdrop for the character/passage you’ve chosen. Around the intro’s midpoint, voice some preliminary understanding, then use the final sentences to express your thesis claim as a deeper understanding that complicates or undercuts the prelim U.

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