Hamlet

The question of what is literature has been asked many different ways and has been answered inn many different ways. One of the multiple ways one can examine a work for its worth has been presented in Abram’s “Ordeal of Fire and Water.” This selection argues that a piece should pass both the first initial reading, where the piece should grab the attention of the audience, and the second reading which should reveal the …showed first 75 words of 444 total…

…showed last 75 words of 444 total…by doing what he despises, putting on an act. He pretends that all is well in front of Claudius. Just as Textbook states, works should be explored even if they are not seemingly substantial. it includes in it’s text a wonderful variety of “literary” and “not literary” works. According to “The Ordeal Fire and Water” and according to Textbook a person has the choice in what he or she sees as literature. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**