Critics

Question 1

Hamlet is rather an …….. than an …….. WHO SAYS THIS?

Answer 1

Instrument / agent JOHNSON

Question 2

The aim of tragedy is to arouse sensations of … WHO SAYS THIS?

Answer 2

Pity and fear ARISTOTLE

Question 3

The opening scene of Hamlet is as well constructed as that of…. WHO SAYS THIS?

Answer 3

Any play ever written T.S ELLIOT

Question 4

Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about…. WHO SAYS THIS

Answer 4

The corruption of human nature MACK

Question 5

Claudius shows every sign of being an excellent…. WHO SAYS THIS

Answer 5

Diplomat and king KNIGHT

Question 6

All duties seen ….. to hamlet WHO SAYS THIS?

Answer 6

Holy VAN GOETHE

Question 7

Ophelia is deprived of…. WHO SAYS THIS?

Answer 7

Thought sexuality and language SHOWALTER

Question 8

In Shakespeare’s society the ideal female is cherished for her… WHO SAYS THIS?

Answer 8

Youth beauty and purity ROGERS

Question 9

Polonius seems to love his children; he seems the have the welfare of the kingdom in mind. But his means of action, however, are… WHO SAYS THIS?

Answer 9

Totally corrupt SMITH

Question 10

Hamlet seems incapable of….

Answer 10

Deliberate action HAZLITT

Question 11

The single characteristic of Hamlet character is by no means hesitation but the…

Answer 11

Strong conflux of contending forces SWINBOURNE

Question 12

Hamlet’s delay is due to a form of…

Answer 12

Melancholy BRADLEY

Question 13

Hamlet is a tragedy of…

Answer 13

Thought BRADLEY

Question 14

We can imagine Hamlet story without Ophelia, but Ophelia…

Answer 14

Literally has no story without Hamlet EDWARDS

Question 15

Hamlet’s discussed at the feminine passivity in him self is translated into…

Answer 15

Violent revulsion against women SWINBOURNE

Question 16

Claudius is not a monster he is…

Answer 16

Morally weak MABILLARD

Question 17

Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than…

Answer 17

Sincere contritionARNOLD

Question 18

Gertrude is a…

Answer 18

Moral defective MUIR

Question 19

The ghost is a ………… of Hamlet

Answer 19

Linchpin WILSON

Question 20

The absence of clear answers is central to….

Answer 20

Shakespearean Tragedy KASTAN

Question 21

What does Kastan say about shakespearian tragedy?

Answer 21

the absence of clear answers is central to shakepsearian tragedy

Question 22

What does Wilson day about the ghost?

Answer 22

The ghost is a linchpin of Hamlet

Question 23

What does Muir describe Gertrude as?

Answer 23

a moral defective

Question 24

What does Arnold say about claudius’ soliloquy?

Answer 24

Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than sincere contrition.

Question 25

What does Mabillard say about Claudius?

Answer 25

claudius is not a monster he is morally weak

Question 26

What does Swinbourne say about Hamlet?

Answer 26

Hamlet's disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women

Question 27

What does Edwards say about Ophelia?

Answer 27

We can imagine Hamlet's story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet

Question 28

What does Hamlet say about Hamlet as a tragedy?

Answer 28

Hamlet is a tragedy of thought

Question 29

What does Charney say about Ophelia?

Answer 29

Through madness, Ophelia suddenly makes a forceful assertion of her being

Question 30

'Through madness, Ophelia suddenly...'

Answer 30

Makes a forceful assertion of her being CHARNEY

Question 31

What does Showalter say about Hamlets madness compared to Ophelia's madness?

Answer 31

Hamlet's madness is associated with intellectual and imaginative genius, but Ophelia's affliction is erotomania or love-madness

Question 32

What does Prosser say about Laertes?

Answer 32

Laertes is like a hurricane. He rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage, roaring for blood

Question 33

Laertes is like a hurricane. He rushes into the palace in an...

Answer 33

Uncontrolled rage, roaring for blood. PROSSER

Question 34

What does Kerrigan say about Ophelia

Answer 34

Ophelia is a lesser we have never really known

Question 35

Ophelia is a lesser that...

Answer 35

we have never really known KERRIGAN

Question 36

What does Mack say about Hamlet in the final act?

Answer 36

In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a different man

Question 37

In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and...

Answer 37

we discover a different man MACK

Question 38

What does Frye say about Hamlet as a tragedy?

Answer 38

Hamlet is a tragedy without catharsis

Question 39

Hamlet is a tragedy without...

Answer 39

Catharsis FRYE

Question 40

What does O'toole say about Hamlet and the tragic hero theory?

Answer 40

Hamlet poses great problems for the tragic hero theory because he is patently not a hero.

Question 41

Hamlet poses great problems for the tragic hero theory because...

Answer 41

he is patently not a hero O'TOOLE