Decisions In Hamlet And The Renaissance Man

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The infamous quote, “The choices we make dictate the life we lead: to thine own self be true.” (Hamlet, Shakespeare). The quote affects the lives of all the characters in the movie, shows how it can be interpreted, and apply to others. We all have a story and the way we carry ourselves, is also affected by the decisions we choose to make everyday. The characters who are in the class are there, because they made decisions, and must suffer the consequences for that. The movie The Renaissance Man, and the play Hamlet have in common that one decision can cause a domino effect to happen. Bill Rago is a man who was in an advertising job, and a tragic flaw in his personality was his arrogance. Bill Rago was offered a teaching job in the military

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