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SDelSal - Hamlet, Shakespeare and the Classical Culture
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You can notice that in the extract taken from Hamlet's Act III, Shakespeare was influenced by the period where he had lived: the Renaissance.
In the Humanism and the Renaissance, classical culture was considered important again. This is the reason why in the extract you can notice that there are lots of connections with Latin and Greek culture.
Mythological experience is expressed: gods like Hyperion, Jove, Mars and Mercury are quoted.