“Not a whit, we defy augury; there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to
come; ifit be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. Since no man knows aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes? Let be.” (5.2.150-153)
- With regard to the text as a whole, discuss Hamlet’s meditation above.
OR “There runs throughout the action of Hamlet an unsettling disparity between appearances and reality.” - With close reference to the text, show how these disparities manifest themselves.
OR - Analyse how Michael Almereyda uses the elements of fire and water in his 2000 version of Hamlet.
Please find five (5) relevant academic / filmic sources and include them in your response. Your sources
should take up no more than 15% of your paper.
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