Lesson 5 Essay OutlineIntroductionTopic:The protagonists in all three stories have experienced some sort of loss. This loss affected their actions in a negative way. Thesis Statement:In the stories of Hamlet, Agamemnon and Prufrock, all three protagonists endure some sort of personal loss in their lives. Agamemnon and Prufrock had the chance to change their initial loss which might have changed the series of events that occurred thereafter, whereas Hamlet was not involved in his initial loss and could not have changed the loss he endured. However, all three characters experienced a sense of negativity regarding their future due to the losses they experienced and this negativity was induced by their own actions.Mapping Scheme/Main Points:Hamlet experienced the loss of his father which led him to learn about his father's murder and inspire the idea within him to enact revenge. The dire need for revenge upon his fathers killer, the protagonist led to many unfortunate future events such as the death of his mother, his lover and even himself.Agamemnon was a king full of pride and in order to win a battle and appease the God Artemis, he had to sacrifice his daughter. It was an internal loss to him yet it did not affect him as fiercely as one might have thought. Rather, due to the fact that Agamemnon was ready to give up what is closest to him so easily, in a way he was punished by losing his own life all due to his pride and arrogance. Agamemnon believed that he was worthy of a welcome fit for the Gods because he had won his battles and this caused him his own life. Therefore, his sacrifice caused a rise in pride in his behavior which lead to his demise.On the other hand, Prufrock did not experience a physical loss of another human being. However, he experienced a loss in life as he did not make anything special of himself, took any risks or did anything spectacular. The fact that Prufrock recognized himself as being an elder at the end of his poem shows his inner dismay towards his personality and the life he led. Prufrock lost out on the opportunity to do anything with himself. Therefore, this loss was something that governed his every move and decision. It seems as if he was presented with another chance to do something, yet because his loss on life was so overbearing, he continued to live life how he always had. The fact that his past losses could not be put behind him, they made him continue to lose out on the future.Therefore, it is clear that all three characters experienced some sort of loss. However, the type of loss differs among the characters. Regardless, the ending for all three characters is rather unpleasant and negative.First PointClaim (Argument for this Paragraph):All three characters experience some sort of loss in their lives.Evidence (Your Sources/Quotations):Hamlet: Hamlet loses his father in fatality and finds out his father was actually murdered.Act One Scene Two - "All that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity" - Gertrude, the mother of Hamlet is speaking to her son. She is telling Hamlet that he should stop feeling so gloomy because death is a natural phenomenon and everyone who lives, goes from this earthly existence to eternity.Act One Scene Two - "Your father lost a father, That father lost his" Claudius, the uncle of Hamlet is speaking here. Claudius is explaining to Hamlet that sooner or later every person eventually loses their father, so he should stop overdoing mourning.Act One Scene Two - "Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of forced breath, Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, That can denote me truly" Hamlet is explaining his grief for losing his father as he states that none of his actions or displays of grief can truly depict his inner woe.Act One Scene Five - " But know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy fathers life Now wears his crown" The Ghost of Hamlet's father approaches him to tell him who actually killed him, pointing towards Claudius so that Hamlet understands the nature of his fathers demise.Agamemnon: Sacrifices his daughter in order to win one battle and recover one woman. "for one woman's promiscuous sake" (62) so much suffering occured for one woman."lest [Artemis] make contrary winds for the Danaans, long delays that keep the ships from sailing, in her urge for a second sacrifice" (148-150) - The goddess Artemis demanded a sacrifice from Agamemnon and because he was more concerned with winning his battle, appeasing Artemis and sailing on to Troy, he sacrificed his daughter.Prufrock: Loses out on time that life provides because he does not make anything of himself or make a move towards what he truly desires.Time for you and time for me / And time yet for a hundred indecisions, / And for a hundred visions and revisions (31-33) - Prufrock presumes that he can delay forever, and there is plenty of time for indecisions and corrections. He constantly believes that if he misses out on one opportunity, there will always be another.I have measured out my life with coffee spoons (51) - Prufrock compares the achievements of his life with coffee spoons because he feels that his life is as unimportant as a coffe spoon and that his place in the world is not important to anyone around him, or even Prufrock himself. He realizes that he has wasted his life and hasnt done anything exceptional in life or contributed much in the society.I grow old I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled (120-121) - Prufrock realizes near the end of the poem that he is getting older and there is actually not much time left for him, so he should make decisions now.Till human voices wake us, and we drown (131) - The ending of the poem where he hopes that we as an audience will not smear him for never building up the courage to actually tell us his compulsive question. He is embarrassed of his story and is anticipating we will have suffered with him.Significance (Relate your evidence to your theme):The quotations and evidence prove that each character did indeed loose something in his life. The loss of each character is different but even so it is related because it does represent the act of losing something that one would normally have.Second PointClaim (Argument for this Paragraph):Agamemnon and Prufrock caused themselves to experience their initial loss whereas Hamlet did not cause his initial loss. Therefore, Agamemnon and Prufrock could have changed the fact of whether or not they were to lose something in their lives. However, Hamlet could not have made this change as he was not involved in the initial loss.Evidence (Your Sources/Quotations):Agamemnon: Agamemnon made the decision to sacrifice his daughter because winning the battle, appeasing Artemis and sailing on to Troy was more important to him than saving his daughter. However, this loss that he experienced which caused him to lose his own life in the future could have been avoided if he was more concerned about keeping his family safe. Therefore, Agamemnon could have avoided his future death by making a better decision.an architect of feuds born in the family, with no fear of the man; for there stays in wait a fearsome, resurgent, treacherous keeper of the house, an unforgetting Wrath which avenges children.'" (146-155) - Calchas is foretelling that Agamemnon will kill his daughter, which, in turn, will incite Clytemnestra to seek vengeance on him and therefore Agamemnon will be the cause of his own demise. Prufrock:With a bald spot in the middle of my hair(They will say: How his hair is growing thin!) (Line 40-41) - Prufrock fears that society will judge him because of his balding head and thinning hair. He is most concerned with what everyone else will think. He desires something very much, yet he is afraid to act. Prufrock waited until he was old to come to the realization that it may actually be too late to make anything of himself or to make a move or put his mark on the world. Therefore, he could have changed the way he lived his life if he would have come to this realization sooner.(They will say: But how his arms and legs are thin!) Do I dare Disturb the universe? (Line 44-46) - Prufrock is concerned with what people will say about his thinning arms and legs as he ages. He is still wondering and unable to decide whether he should actually do something out of his comfort zone or not. Therefore, Prufrock is the cause of all of his sorrow and time lost.I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.(Line 73-74) - Prufrock believes that he would have been better off as a crab scuttling across the sea so that he could be free from responsibilities and stay self-protected. He feels that he does not fit into this world that we live in and that he should have been someone else. However, the loss of time and experience of life is his own fault because it was completely under his control.Hamlet:Hamlets father was murdered but it had nothing to do with him as he was not involved in the murder or the planning of it. Act One Scene Five - "Murder most foul, as in the best it is. But this most foul, strange and unnatural" - The Ghost of Hamlets father is telling Hamlet that he was murdered and did not die a natural death. This proves that Hamlet was not involved in this murder and therefore could not have changed this loss that occurred in his life.Act One Scene Five - "Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole, With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial, And in the porches of my ears did pour" The Ghost of Hamlets father is telling him how Claudius poured a hebenon poison in his ears which eventually lead to his death.It is clear that it is Hamlet's decision in choosing how to deal with the loss of his father. However, there is nothing that Hamlet could have done to prevent the murder.Significance (Relate your evidence to your theme):There are some differences that exist among the characters and the nature of their loss. However, the loss experienced by each character enabled them to make bad choices for their future and resulted in negativity. Third Point:Claim (Argument for this Paragraph):All three characters made bad decisions due to their loss, and the loss that each character experienced affected them negatively in their future.Evidence (Your Sources/Quotations):Hamlet: Hamlet decided to enact revenge upon his uncle and this caused many future problems and deaths for him, including his own.Act one Scene 5 - Ill wipe away all trivial fond records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past That youth and observation copied there - Is she to be buried in Christian burial when she willfully seeks her own salvation? - Act 5 Scene OneI loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum. What wilt thou do for her? - Act 5 Scene OneNo, no, the drink, the drink!O my dear Hamlet! The drink, the drink! I am poisoned. (dies) Act 5 Scene 2Absent thee from felicity a while, And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain To tell my story. - Act 5 Scene 2Agamemnon: Agamemnon made the decision to sacrifice his daughter and walk along the red carpet which is only fit for the God's. However, due to his pride he felt that he should be able to walk along it. Agamemnon's wife did convince him slightly but it was mostly because of his pride that he made this decision. Therefore, his death was now acceptable as he acted as God which is something he should not have done. Agamemnon returned from his journey happy that he won and he was puffed up with pride due to this. Therefore, this caused him to make yet another bad choice and inevitably both the sacrifice of his daughter his walking upon the carpet led to his demise.Let none among the gods look down, With jealous eye on me 1096-1097Fear notsuch footcloths and all gauds apart, Loud from the trump of Fame my name is blown; 1060-1080Prufrock: Prufrock decided to let time slip away from him and inevitably the fact that he made no choices regarding his life made him a very unhappy old man with little time left to use according to his will. Prufrock allowed his shy nature to get the best of him and he used up all of his spare time in his life and now is left waiting for death. He had the chance to change his future but he did not.No I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be - 146I have heard the mermaids singing each to each but I do not think they will sing to me - 124-125We have lingered in the chambers of the sea -129Significance (Relate your evidence to your theme):All three characters experienced some sort of loss that in the end negatively affected their foreseeable futures. Conclusion:Rewording of Thesis:In the stories of Hamlet, Agamemnon and Prufrock, the main characters all experience a sort of loss in their lives. Some of these characters, namely Agamemnon and Prufrock could have prevented the loss they experienced and perhaps changed their outcome regarding their loss. However, all three characters experienced a sense of negativity regarding their futures due to the losses they experienced.Summary of Main Points:All three characters experienced some sort of personal loss. Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter and lost his own life. Prufrock lost out on all that life has to offer and Hamlet lost his father, mother, lover and even his own life.Agamemnon and Prufrock could have prevented their loss. Agamemnon killed his own daughter and walked upon a carpet only suitable for the God's and these two actions allowed his Wife the right to murder him. Therefore, he caused his own demise. Prufrock lost out on life by convincing himself he had more time until oneday he realized how old he was and that his life had passed him by without him making any mark on the earth. Therefore, Prufrock could have changed his sad outcome. Hamlet was unable to change the outcome of his Fathers death as he was not involved in the planning of it.All three characters experienced negativity in their future due to their loss. Prufrock grew old with no prospects. Hamlet died and lost his family. Agamemnon died and was betrayed by his Wife.Significance - why is your argument important?This argument shows how three people can suffer different kinds of losses and how such loss affects their lives from that point forward.