(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Hard of Spanish

In 'Dom Casmurro', Machado de Assis creates an intertextual dialogue with William Shakespeare's work 'Hamlet' through the narrator-protagonist Bentinho, bringing out similarities and contrasts with the character Hamlet. Considering the historical context in which each work was produced and the way the Brazilian author appropriates the work of the English playwright, analyze the following excerpt from a critical essay: 'Machado de Assis, by dialoguing with 'Hamlet', not only emulates the ambiguity and introspection of the Shakespearean protagonist, but also subverts these characteristics to weave a social and moral critique of Brazilian society in the 19th century'. Based on your reading of 'Dom Casmurro', discuss how Machado de Assis uses the intertextual relationships with 'Hamlet' to develop the characterization of the narrator-protagonist and how this process contributes to the critical understanding of society at that time. Consider aspects such as language, cultural values, and worldviews expressed in both Machado de Assis' work and Shakespeare's.