Comparing Mental Illness in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Plath's The Bell Jar

A student compares and contrasts Shakespeare's Hamlet with Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar, with a focus on the symptoms of mental illness the main characters of each work experience: delusion, thoughts of suicide, and feelings of personal frustration.

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"Your thesis does a good job of setting expectations for what your paper will cover -- nicely done! At times, you comparison of the novel and play are really strong. You did an especially good job of comparing and contrasting the thoughts of delusion and suicide that both main characters contemplated. Other points weren't quite as strong, though, such those made early in the play about each character's feelings of frustration. The biggest things to be mindful of are your formatting, MLA style conventions, and grammar and punctuation. While the errors in these areas don't make your essay too difficult to read, they are sometimes distracting. I would recommend proofreading -- by yourself or with assistance -- to clear up these errors and ensure your paper is polished."

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("Comparing Mental Illness in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Plath's The Bell Jar.")

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"Comparing Mental Illness in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Plath's The Bell Jar." Kibin, 2025, www.kibin.com/essay-examples/comparing-mental-illness-in-shakespeares-hamlet-and-plaths-the-bell-jar-OZFkYXkv

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"Comparing Mental Illness in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Plath's The Bell Jar." Kibin, 2025. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/comparing-mental-illness-in-shakespeares-hamlet-and-plaths-the-bell-jar-OZFkYXkv.