CAP 2 critics

Question 1

‘All duties seem _________ to Hamlet’ (Von Goethe)

Answer 1

Holy

Question 2

‘The aim of tragedy is to arouse sensations of_______ and ________’
(Aristotle)

Answer 2

pity and fear

Question 3

‘The opening scene of Hamlet is as well _______ as that of any play ever written’ (T.S. Eliot)

Answer 3

constructed

Question 4

‘Claudius shows every sign of being an excellent ________ and king’ (Knight)

Answer 4

Diplomat

Question 5

‘Ophelia is deprived of thought, _______ and _________’ (Showalter)

Answer 5

sexuality and language

Question 6

‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her youth, ___________ and purity’ (Rogers)

Answer 6

Beauty

Question 7

Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about the corruption of __________/___________ (Mack)

Answer 7

human behaviour

Question 8

‘Hamlet is a tragedy of ______________.’ (Bradley)

Answer 8

thought

Question 9

‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of _____________ pageantry rather than sincere contrition.’ (Arnold)

Answer 9

Rhetorical

Question 10

Who said
‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her youth, beauty and purity’

Answer 10

Rogers

Question 11

Who said
‘Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language’

Answer 11

Showalter

Question 12

Who said
‘women are either innocent maiden saints or loathsome sinners’

Answer 12

McGrory