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Univ., Diss.--Tübingen, 2007.

Zugl.: Tübingen, Univ., Diss., 2007

Perhaps the most universally discussed problem in the interpretation of the character of Hamlet is the reason for his delay in carrying out the Ghost's commands and revenging the murder of his father. Certainly Shakespeare makes no mention of the reason for Hamlet's delay. The fact that critics have never been able to untangle this mystery proves that the solution is not presented in an obvious form in the play.

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1937 M33

The Japan-British Exhibition was held at the White City, Shepherd’s Bush, London from May 14 to October 29, 1910. This exhibition was held 15 years after Japan’s acquisition of Taiwan as her first colony, and it was a great opportunity for Japan to show her successful management of Taiwan to the world. In this event, while Japanese industries and cultures were widely introduced, the ‘Formosan Hamlet’ was reconstructed and some Taiwanese aborigines showed their life, performed their war dance, and mimicked battles in front of visitors there.

William Shakespeare’s influence on the genre of tragedy is both powerful and undeniable, while contemporary notions about tragedy have shifted into a modern light through the influence of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. This study concentrates specifically on Hamlet and A Doll’s House in order to indicate the ways in which ideas of tragedy have evolved. By investigating the effect of religion in Hamlet and the absence of it in A Doll’s House, I will argue that the main shift in tragedy is the loss of God. This thesis examines the transformation of the two heroes throughout the course of their respective plays and, in doing so, identifies the formal features which mark their claims to tragedy. While their processes differ greatly—Hamlet’s transformation is through a super-textual and self-analytic process while Nora’s process is one that emphasizes action over thought—both of their journeys are tied to the crucial and utterly tragic truth that they must face: the breakdown of their family.

This thesis focuses on the religious aspects of William Shakespeare's Hamlet which, I argue, form the foundation of Hamlet's plot and are critical to understanding Hamlet's character and his dilemmas. Early modern culture was particularly saturated with religious allusions. The advent of the Reformation and emergence of printing resulted in an explosive growth in the publication of new Bible translations and other religious materials. While I note that most early modern writers of general literature made frequent use of biblical texts and themes, I add that Shakespeare's use of the Bible and Christian doctrine in Hamlet is especially subtle and substantial. Shakespeare achieves this by establishing Hamlet as a particularly devout Christian Prince who is a student at the University of Wittenberg. I argue that it is Hamlet's theological pedantry which makes him procrastinate throughout the play. Additionally, Hamlet's Christian characteristics exhibit syncretic - Catholic and Protestant - Christianity as represented by Elizabethan religious culture. Shakespeare incorporates contemporary religious beliefs in the play not for dogmatic purposes but rather for dramatic expedience. I compare Hamlet to other contemporary revenge tragedies and establish how the underlying Christian themes, as revealed in Hamlet's character through his soliloquies, set Hamlet apart from other revenge plays. Finally I argue that Hamlet exacts his revenge through a particular performance that operates exclusively within his Christian worldview. Ultimately, as I conclude in the third chapter, through the character of Hamlet, Shakespeare also makes the best dramatic use of contemporary religious beliefs and contentions to make his audience ponder the big question that concerned them: the eventual fate of the human soul.

William Shakespeare’s influence on the genre of tragedy is both powerful and undeniable, while contemporary notions about tragedy have shifted into a modern light through the influence of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. This study concentrates specifically on Hamlet and A Doll’s House in order to indicate the ways in which ideas of tragedy have evolved. By investigating the effect of religion in Hamlet and the absence of it in A Doll’s House, I will argue that the main shift in tragedy is the loss of God. This thesis examines the transformation of the two heroes throughout the course of their respective plays and, in doing so, identifies the formal features which mark their claims to tragedy. While their processes differ greatly—Hamlet’s transformation is through a super-textual and self-analytic process while Nora’s process is one that emphasizes action over thought—both of their journeys are tied to the crucial and utterly tragic truth that they must face: the breakdown of their family.

Cancer uppstår i kroppen då det blivit fel i noga reglerad programmering av cellers livscykel. Cancer kan uppstå i de flesta av kroppens celler, vanligast är i de labila cellerna i till exempel epitel. Den vanligaste behandlingen idag är operation, strålning eller cytostatika med olika verkningsmekanismer, som monoterapi eller kombinationsbehandling. Strålning och cytostatika har många biverkningar då de slår generellt mot delar i cellcykeln som är gemensamma för tumörceller och friska, differentierade celler. 1995 upptäcktes HAMLET (Human α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells) som en tumoricid faktor i human modersmjölk, som slår selektivt mot tumörceller och lämnar friska celler oberörda. Syftet med detta arbete är att närmare studera på HAMLETs verkningsmekanismer samt att försöka utreda om HAMLET kan vara en möjlig framtida behandling vid cancer.   Ytterligare studier som gjorts mellan 2004-2015 utreder HAMLETs verkningsmekanismer in vitro och in vivo. Alla de artiklar som är upptagna i detta arbete är publicerade av i grund och botten en grupp forskare med fäste i Lund som leds av Catharina Svanborg. Svanborg är förutom forskningsledare även styrelseordförande i HamletPharma, det företag som startats för att ta fram HAMLET som läkemedel. HAMLET slår mot flera viktiga delar i cellproliferationen och celldöden, men dessutom cellens metabolism. Bland annat påverkas Rasproteiner, p38 MAPK, glykolysen och citronsyracykeln. HAMLET dödar tumörceller både in vitro och in vivo i flera olika tester. Prognosen för att HAMLET ska kunna användas som terapi mot cancer i framtiden är god, men flera utförligare studier bör utföras.