Post 26: Hamlet as a modern hero

                    Hamlet is more of a modern hero than an epic hero because he exhibits more "humanistic" traits. Hamlet isn't portrayed as a God or someone gifted by the gods to complete a task; in fact, he is incredibly human and displays human-like wants and desires.Ultimately, everything that Hamlet does in the play is for his own agenda and not for the greater good. This also makes Hamlet more of a modern epic hero because he is more relatable than an Oedipus or a Dante. His conquests are desirable and appeal to human emotion and instinct.