How were Oedipus and Hamlet different in approach or temperament to the respective problems they faced?

How were Oedipus and Hamlet different in approach or temperament to the respective problems they faced?3) Just as a picture is worth a thousand words, modern theatre dramatists like Ibsen and Strindberg use symbols to convey meaning, characterization, and mood. Discuss the function of the very dense and meaningful symbol of 1) the wild duck in The Wild Duck, and 2) the bird and cage in the play Trifles.4) In Trifles and Miss Julie important characters were never seen onstage. Discuss how they affect the plot even though they are never seen (if you were watching a staged production). How does the audience learn about these characters? How would you describe their presence onstage, despite them never being seen? Music—choose 11) Beethoven’s Testament was a heart-felt cry of pain about his predicament of a would-be composer going deaf addressed to his brothers, yet never sent. Describe using the elements of music as an aid the way Beethoven’s 5th symphony expressed some of the same sentiments of his letter. Be sure to mention in which movements certain melodies relate to certain feelings in your opinion.2) Give the impression you got from one of the Broadway selections. How do the lyrics convey a theme? How does the music combine to present the theme? Be sure to use the elements of music to help you in writing your answer. Do not just talk about the lyrics. Be certain to write about the music you hear.3) Parallels in music and drama: Discuss the importance of motive as basis and foreshadowing of the melody that is to come out of it in any of the musical examples in Note 18 and motive that is the basis and foreshadows the plot that is to develop from it, as the oracles functioned in Oedipus, Miss Julie’s dream of falling, Hamlet’s father’s ghost, Hjalmar’s humiliation of seeing his disgraced father at Werle’s party, etc.4) Determine how you believe or understand Beethoven’s 5th symphony to be a philosophy of his life. Is the work life affirming or does it reject life? What makes you say so? Refer to the elements of music in your answer. Of the philosophers we have read in this class, whose philosophy does Beethoven’s symphony most relate to and why? Describe how parts of the music relates to a philosophy.Philosophy—choose 11) We’ve had some discussion of Aristotle’s poetics and his claim that comedy presents man as worse than they are. Yet, all of the plays we have read end in tragedy. The ending to the play Hamlet is riddled with death.  According to Aristotle, depictions of tragedy should end in death.  Is Hamlet an Aristotelian tragedy?  Why or why not? If it is, explain how it shows both pity and fear.   Also, point out what Hamlet’s tragic flaw is. 2) Refer to Note 17 on Kierkegaard and Hamlet in week 5. Review Hamlet’s soliloquy: To be or not to be, that is the question:Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or take arms against a sea of troub

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