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"To Thine Own Self Be True": Existentialism in Hamlet and The Blind Owl
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Farahmandfar, Masoud Samigorganroodi, Gholamreza |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | This article aims at exploring the key concepts of Existential thought in two masterpieces of the world literature, namely, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sadeq Hedayat’s The Blind Owl ( Buf-e Kur ). Freedom, free will, authenticity, self-realization, self-becoming, and awareness of death are among the main concerns of both writers. Shakespeare depicts authenticity in the character of Hamlet, and it is in contrast to him that the reader finds many instances of in authenticity. The Danish prince has no tolerance whatsoever for in authentic or self-deceiving. The same thing is visible in The Blind Owl in which the narrator-protagonist feels himself above all the low, petty desires of mankind. All in all, both characters’ main challenge is to live authentically . Keywords: Existential philosophy, authenticity, angst, death, being, existence, self-realization |
| Starting Page | 25 |
| Ending Page | 31 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.7575/aiac.ijclts.v.3n.2p.25 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJCLTS/article/download/1461/1428 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijclts.v.3n.2p.25 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |