Hamlet VS Batman

Hamlet VS Batman

1. Catalyst to take on a persona

   • Hamlets fathers Ghost telling him how Claudius killed him
   • The man that killed Bruce Waynes parents made him realize how unsafe Gotham was

2. View Of Women

   • Hamlet thinks they need to be pure to find a husband
   • Bruce thinks they are equal, but should not fight and should be more protected than men

3. Cause of Death

   • Hamlet was poisoned by the tip of Laretes sword
   • Bruce did not die, but figuratively, revealing himself to Rachel

4. Striking Feature

   • Hamlet is committed to avenging his father's death
   • Bruce is committed to saving Gotham

5. Befalling

   • Hamlet hesitated to kill Claudius while he was praying
   • Bruce hesitated to save Ra's al ghul, who eventually comes back and almost kills him

6. Suffering

   • Hamlet
     • Seeing the Ghost
     • Claudius and Gertrude
     • Whether or not to kill himself
     • Killing Polonius and Laertes
     • Watching his mother die
   • Bruce Wayne
     • If he should kill the man who killed his parents
     • Preoccupation with death

7. Mistakes

   • Hamlet
     • Believing the ghost
     • Killing Polonius
   • Bruce Wayne
     • Saving Ra's al ghul, who later comes back to destroy Gotham
     • Telling Rachel that he is Batman

8. Victims

   • Hamlet
     • Claudius and Gertrude
     • Polonius, Laeretes, Ophilia
   • Bruce Wayne
     • Scarecrow
     • Criminals of Gotham

9. Tragic Flaw

   • Hamlet has an inability to act, and is indesisive
   • Bruce is obsessive and paranoid