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How does Shakespeare's Hamlet follow the style of classical Greek Tragedy?

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One could argue that there are fewer changes of place (over long distances) than in many of Shakespeare's plays. However, it seems to me that the main 'Greek' feature is that Hamlet is not a bad or even foolish person, but is sent to his downfall by one single character weakness, by indecision - by the 'stamp of one defect'. (See 'Hamlet', Act 1, Scene 4, l. 26).

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