Question

Which of these topics are manageable (narrow enough) for an effective, moderately long critical essay? Select all that apply.
plot in Hamlet
the sincerity of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
the role of the Ghost in Hamlet
the character of Claudius
Shakespeare's tragedies
the climax of Hamlet
Hamlet's relationship with his father

Answer 1

I'd say the following are manageable for an effective, moderately long critical essay: the sincerity of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the role of the Ghost in Hamlet, the climax of Hamlet, and Hamlet's relationship with his father.

Answer 2

The answers are:

the role of the Ghost in Hamlet

the character of Claudius

Hamlet's relationship with his father

This are narrow enough to make an effective moderately long critical essay, with this you have a subject and a context where it locates itself it´s not a play or a book itself, it´s just a character or an specific characteristic of him.